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  "id": 2165322,
  "title": "US Treasury Secretary Bessent to hold press conference on Iran on Monday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/us-treasury-secretary-bessent-to-hold-press-conference-on-iran-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T15:46:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/us-treasury-secretary-bessent-hold-press-conference-iran-monday"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Aug 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saidon Thursday that he would hold a press conference on Monday \"to talk about exactly what we're going to do\" on Iran. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned of economic consequences against any country that provided \"any type of lifeline to Iran\" as the United States looks to resolve a warit began alongside Israel nearly six months…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "Bessent says U.S. likely won't restart large-scale Iran combat as it steps up economic pressure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/bessent-says-u-s-likely-wont-restart-large-scale-iran-combat-as-it",
        "published": "2026-08-20T15:44:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}