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  "id": 9283671,
  "title": "US-Iran talks resume, Syrian President considers election and digital dirham symbol adopted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/us-iran-talks-resume-syrian-president-considers-election-and-digital-9283671",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T05:51:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/podcasts/trending-middle-east/2026/09/23/us-iran-talks-resume-syrian-president-considers-election-and-digital-dirham-symbol-adopted/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US and Iran held talks mediated by an intermediary at the UN General Assembly, marking the first known negotiation between the two nations since their interim agreement fell apart in July. Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara discussed the possibility of running for future elections should he be needed, while currently focusing on governing during the transitional period. The Houthis are engaged in a battle for control of the strategic Kahboub mountain range in southern Yemen against pro-government forces. In the UAE, a gathering of leaders mourned the death of Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid, brother of the Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, on Tuesday. Finally, the dirham symbol has been added to Unicode, the organization responsible for standardizing emojis and digital characters.",
  "summary": "Today on Trending Middle East , both Iran and the US have confirmed they held talks through mediators during the UN General Assembly. This marks the first known negotiation between both sides since an interim agreement broke down in July. Also on the sidelines of the event, Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara told The National he may run in a future election if he is needed, but that he was focused…",
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        "published": "2026-09-22T23:03:41.000Z"
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        "title": "Oil falls below US$99 as US-Iran talks, Saudi pipeline revival ease supply fears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/oil-falls-below-us-99-as-us-iran-talks-saudi-pipeline-revival-ease",
        "published": "2026-09-23T01:50:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "US-Iran talks resume, Syrian President considers election and digital dirham symbol adopted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/us-iran-talks-resume-syrian-president-considers-election-and-digital",
        "published": "2026-09-23T05:51:04.000Z"
      }
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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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