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  "id": 8157105,
  "title": "South Korea's Lee says army will not be deployed to get involved in Middle East conflict",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/south-koreas-lee-says-army-will-not-be-deployed-to-get-involved-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T02:37:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/south-koreas-lee-says-army-will-not-be-deployed-get-involved-middle-east"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Korea's Lee says army will not be deployed to get involved in Middle East conflict South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said that he would not deploy any military assets to the Middle East that could potentially draw Seoul into conflict amid the war on Iran. \"There will be no deployment of troops that involves or intervenes in a war,\" Lee said during a press conference. \"We have upheld the…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/saudis-and-houthis-exchange-strikes-yemenis-flee-by-boat-as-middle",
        "published": "2026-09-18T01:30:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "South Korea’s Lee says he has no intention of seeking second term",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/south-koreas-lee-says-he-has-no-intention-of-seeking-second-term",
        "published": "2026-09-18T02:23:21.000Z"
      }
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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."
}