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Proof: Iran top diplomat to meet Qatari mediator in New York

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{"first_seen":"2026-09-28T18:02:21Z","headline":"Iran top diplomat to meet Qatari mediator in New York","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"arabnews","url":"https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/iran-top-diplomat-to-meet-qatari-mediator-in-new-york-3003560","v":1}

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a87165f5f034bb141d011917fd0da1aad63d4e483d61db80bb824dc244a6bb16

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 969034, mined 2026-09-28 18:40 UTC.

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  1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-a87165f5f034.json prints a87165f5f034bb141d011917fd0da1aad63d4e483d61db80bb824dc244a6bb16. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
  2. Drop headline-a87165f5f034.json and headline-a87165f5f034.json.ots onto opentimestamps.org, which checks the receipt against the Bitcoin block chain. Or, with the OpenTimestamps client and a Bitcoin node: ots verify headline-a87165f5f034.json.ots (ots upgrade first while the receipt is pending).
  3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

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