{
  "id": 16964150,
  "title": "US Treasury Secretary: Iran's funding for proxies declining",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/us-treasury-secretary-irans-funding-for-proxies-declining",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-28T21:52:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/world/u2fzj6nno"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US Treasury Secretary Scott Besent stated Wednesday that efforts to isolate Iran economically have been highly successful, noting that funding for Tehran's proxies is decreasing, according to Ajel English.\n\nIn a separate budget statement on Wednesday, British Treasury chief John Healey addressed the economic consequences of the conflict in the Gulf. Fortune reports that Healey intends to provide support to households and businesses facing rising energy bills, pump prices, and mortgages. To assist 20 million lower- and middle-income households, the budget includes a one-off 100-pound payment this winter, alongside an extended sales tax cut on electricity bills and the removal of a charge on gas bills.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "UK Treasury offers $130 one-off payment to 20 million households and energy bills relief in face of Iran war shock",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/uk-treasury-offers-130-one-off-payment-to-20-million-households-and",
        "published": "2026-10-28T15:50:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Treasury Secretary says US economic sanctions on Iran 'very successful'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/treasury-secretary-says-us-economic-sanctions-on-iran-very-successful",
        "published": "2026-10-28T23:52:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}