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  "id": 2201506,
  "title": "US hits Hezbollah with fresh sanctions, emphasizing ties to Iranian government",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/us-hits-hezbollah-with-fresh-sanctions-emphasizing-ties-to-iranian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T17:46:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/us-hits-hezbollah-fresh-sanctions-emphasizing-ties-iranian-government"
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  "summary": "By Daphne Psaledakis and Michael Martina WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday issued fresh sanctions targeting Lebanon's Hezbollah, including re-designating it over actions on behalf of the Iranian government, according to a statement seen by Reuters. The Treasury Department redesignated the group \"for service to the Iranian regime under the command of Iran’s Islamic…",
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        "title": "US targets Hezbollah with fresh sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/us-targets-hezbollah-with-fresh-sanctions",
        "published": "2026-08-20T17:22:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "U.S. targets Hezbollah with fresh sanctions, emphasizes ties to Iranian government",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/u-s-targets-hezbollah-with-fresh-sanctions-emphasizes-ties-to-iranian",
        "published": "2026-08-20T17:46:38.000Z"
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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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