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  "id": 2066246,
  "title": "'Tremendous consequences': Trump threatens economic punishment on 'any country' helping Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/tremendous-consequences-trump-threatens-economic-punishment-on-any",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T03:36:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2024083/tremendous-consequences-trump-threatens-economic-punishment-on-any-country-helping-iran"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was launching a major new campaign to target Iran’s economy, threatening “tremendous” punishment on any country that helps or does business with the country. The intensified economic pressure campaign comes as the war nears its sixth month with no immediate diplomatic or military off-ramp in sight and the vital Strait of Hormuz still…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "US-Iran conflict: Trump threatens new Iran economic crackdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/us-iran-conflict-trump-threatens-new-iran-economic-crackdown",
        "published": "2026-08-20T04:06:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Trump vows ‘tremendous’ economic costs for countries doing business with Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/trump-vows-tremendous-economic-costs-for-countries-doing-business",
        "published": "2026-08-20T05:24:00.000Z"
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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."
}