{
  "id": 2114411,
  "title": "Trump pledges 'economic warfare' on Iran, prompting Tehran derision",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/trump-pledges-economic-warfare-on-iran-prompting-tehran-derision",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:30:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/trump-pledges-economic-warfare-iran-prompting-tehran-derision"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump pledged \"economic warfare\" against Iran and threatened any country that trades with it, prompting Iran to dismiss the plan on Thursday as a continuation of failed policies. The war between the two countries, started by the US and Israel in February, appears stalemated, with peace talks stalled, Tehran keeping the key Strait of Hormuz shut and Washington persisting with a…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Nahost: US-Präsident Trump droht Iran mit beispiellosem „Wirtschaftskrieg“",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/nahost-us-prasident-trump-droht-iran-mit-beispiellosem",
        "published": "2026-08-20T09:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Iran rejects Trump’s new economic pressure plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/iran-rejects-trumps-new-economic-pressure-plan",
        "published": "2026-08-20T10:12:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MarketWatch",
        "title": "Oil prices jump after Trump declares economic war on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/oil-prices-jump-after-trump-declares-economic-war-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-20T11:06:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Iran dismisses Trump's \"economic D-Day\" threat as more \"failed policies\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/iran-dismisses-trumps-economic-d-day-threat-as-more-failed-policies",
        "published": "2026-08-20T11:13:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}