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  "id": 8092362,
  "title": "Trump declines to back Saudi Arabia as US officials reportedly meet Iran-backed Houthis in Oman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/trump-declines-to-back-saudi-arabia-as-us-officials-reportedly-meet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T18:47:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/trump-declines-to-back-saudi-arabia-as-us-officials-reportedly-meet-iran-backed-houthis-in-oman"
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  "summary": "US officials met representatives of Yemen's Houthis in Oman over the weekend, five sources familiar with the matter said, days after the Iran-backed militia seized a strategic stretch of the Red Sea coast in a sweeping offensive that routed Saudi-backed forces. U.S. President Donald Trump has so far rebuffed pleas from the Saudis for military support fighting the Houthis. FRANCE 24's Fraser…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/2027-hajj-saudi-arabia-rejects-nigerias-request-for-more-slots",
        "published": "2026-09-17T21:12:42.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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