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Sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that Tehran does not anticipate a deal being concluded in time for the elections. The same sources said the Iranian side expects a high likelihood of conflict escalation after the US congressional vote."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The information appears in seven separate digests, each summarising the same set of statements attributed to Iranian officials. No full‑text articles were provided, so the wording of the original reports cannot be quoted. 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