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  "id": 9353558,
  "title": "Pezeshkian says Iran defended itself against US attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/pezeshkian-says-iran-defended-itself-against-us-attacks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T14:37:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1557288/pezeshkian-says-iran-defended-itself-against-us-attacks/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran defended itself against US attacks during the war. Addressing the UN General Assembly, he said Iran did not target civilians. Pezeshkian also accused US strikes of killing innocent Iranian civilians. Pezeshkian said international principles were not respected during attacks against Iran. He said Iran did not seek its security […]",
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        "published": "2026-09-23T10:48:47.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
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        "title": "Iran’s Pezeshkian tells UN his country is ‘victim’ of US ‘terrorism’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/irans-pezeshkian-tells-un-his-country-is-victim-of-us-terrorism",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Iran President Pezeshkian calls out Trump by name at UN: ‘We did not bend the knee’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/iran-president-pezeshkian-calls-out-trump-by-name-at-un-we-did-not",
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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."
}