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  "id": 2178390,
  "title": "Oil hits more than 3-week high as Trump tries to raise pressure on Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/oil-hits-more-than-3-week-high-as-trump-tries-to-raise-pressure-on",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T16:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260821/oil-hits-more-than-3-week-high-as-trump-tries-to-raise-pressure-on-iran"
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  "summary": "Oil prices have surged to a three-week high, reaching new heights for Brent crude and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures, as U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies pressure on Iran. Trump's latest threat of economic warfare and isolation against Tehran comes amid a war that has claimed thousands of lives since it began nearly six months ago. The U.S. Treasury Secretary announced a press conference to discuss the administration's response to the escalating conflict, which has stranded millions of barrels of Middle Eastern oil. Brent crude futures climbed $2.20, or 2.4%, to $93.82 a barrel, while WTI crude futures for September rose $2.33 to $88.16 a barrel, both hitting their highest levels since July 24 and marking a fifth consecutive day of gains.",
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        "outlet": "CNBC World",
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        "title": "Trump warns of economic consequences for any country supporting Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/trump-warns-of-economic-consequences-for-any-country-supporting-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-20T16:18:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Oil hits more than 3-week high as Trump tries to raise pressure on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/oil-hits-more-than-3-week-high-as-trump-tries-to-raise-pressure-on-2180253",
        "published": "2026-08-20T17:02:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Iran condemns Trump's new sanctions, calls them ‘economic terrorism,’ ‘crimes against humanity’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/iran-condemns-trumps-new-sanctions-calls-them-economic-terrorism",
        "published": "2026-08-20T17:03:39.000Z"
      }
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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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