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  "id": 11278619,
  "title": "US sanctions target Iran's auto, rail sectors as blockade chokes ship lanes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/us-sanctions-target-irans-auto-rail-sectors-as-blockade-chokes-ship",
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  "published": "2026-10-01T18:46:36.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/us-sanctions-target-irans-auto-rail-sectors-blockade-chokes-ship-lanes"
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  "summary": "By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Iran's rail and auto sectors and their foreign suppliers, the Treasury Department said on Thursday, widening its wartime economic campaign to isolate Tehran. The sanctions are part of the department's \"Operation Economic Outcast,\" announced August 24, which aims to cut Tehran's funding for the war,…",
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        "title": "US sanctions target Iran's auto, rail sectors after blockade chokes shipping lanes",
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