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  "id": 8203019,
  "title": "South Korea rejects combat deployment in Iran war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/south-korea-rejects-combat-deployment-in-iran-war",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T06:08:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/south-korea-rejects-combat-deployment-in-iran-war/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ruled out sending troops or military assets into the US-led war against Iran, drawing a firm line around Seoul’s involvement despite pressure from President Donald Trump. Lee said at a news conference on Friday that South Korea would not make any deployment that could pull the country into combat. “There will be no dispatch of troops that will lead to […]…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "South Korea rules out military deployment in Middle East conflict",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/south-korea-rules-out-military-deployment-in-middle-east-conflict",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:29:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "South Korea rules out troops for Iran war intervention",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/south-korea-rules-out-troops-for-iran-war-intervention",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:17:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "South Korea’s president rejects US request for Iran war support",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/south-koreas-president-rejects-us-request-for-iran-war-support",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:26:24.000Z"
      }
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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."
}