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  "title": "US Treasury sanctions Canadian money services firms over Iran-related transactions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/us-treasury-sanctions-canadian-money-services-firms-over-iran-related",
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  "published": "2026-11-06T21:46:27.000Z",
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    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/11/us-treasury-sanctions-canadian-money-services-firms-over-iran-related"
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  "summary": "WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The US Treasury said on Friday that it had imposed financial sanctions on eight money services firms based in Canada that it alleges have facilitated transactions with sanctioned Iranian entities. The sanctions effectively cut the firms off from the dollar-based financial system, blocking any assets that the firms may have in the United States and prohibiting any…",
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        "title": "Treasury cuts off MEXC Global over alleged $16 billion in transactions linked to Iran, North Korea and Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/treasury-cuts-off-mexc-global-over-alleged-16-billion-in-transactions",
        "published": "2026-11-06T21:02:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "US Treasury cracks down on Iran-linked money networks, sanctions Canadian firms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/us-treasury-cracks-down-on-iran-linked-money-networks-sanctions",
        "published": "2026-11-06T21:49:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "U.S. Treasury sanctions Canadian firms connected to Ryan Wedding",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/u-s-treasury-sanctions-canadian-firms-connected-to-ryan-wedding",
        "published": "2026-11-06T22:18:35.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "U.S. Treasury sanctions Canadian firms connected to Ryan Wedding",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/u-s-treasury-sanctions-canadian-firms-connected-to-ryan-wedding-18580922",
        "published": "2026-11-06T22:18:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "US Treasury sanctions Canadian money services firms over Iran-related transactions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/us-treasury-sanctions-canadian-money-services-firms-over-iran-related-18585899",
        "published": "2026-11-06T22:48:20.000Z"
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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."
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