{
  "id": 17299990,
  "title": "Treasury Department says Iran's economy cratering, inflation at 90 percent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/treasury-department-says-irans-economy-cratering-inflation-at-90",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T21:53:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/international/6185517-bessent-iran-operation-economic-outcast-impact/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The U.S.’s economic isolation campaign against Iran is “decimating” the country’s economy, according to a Treasury Department report released Friday. The Trump administration launched its sweeping economic pressure campaign, dubbed Operation Economic Outcast, at the end of August. During a Wednesday appearance on CNBC, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the effort has been “very successful.”...",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "U.S. blockade, sanctions crippling Iran's economy, Treasury report says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/u-s-blockade-sanctions-crippling-irans-economy-treasury-report-says",
        "published": "2026-10-30T18:51:37.000Z"
      }
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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."
}