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  "title": "Bessent urges US partners to back plans to 'squash' Iran economy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/bessent-urges-us-partners-to-back-plans-to-squash-iran-economy-2204110",
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  "published": "2026-08-20T18:40:46.000Z",
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  "summary": "The US Treasury secretary says allies will need to decide whether they \"are with us or against us\".",
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        "title": "Bessent urges US partners to back plans to 'squash' Iran economy",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Increased US sanctions on Iran make large-scale war less likely: Bessent",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/increased-us-sanctions-on-iran-make-large-scale-war-less-likely",
        "published": "2026-08-20T18:50:26.000Z"
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