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  "id": 2210822,
  "title": "US Treasury secretary says new economic measures will ‘collapse’ Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/us-treasury-secretary-says-new-economic-measures-will-collapse-iran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T19:11:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Jazeera",
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    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/20/us-treasury-secretary-says-new-economic-measures-will-collapse-iran?traffic_source=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Scott Bessent has not said if countries such as China could be targeted in an effort to economically isolate Tehran.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Live updates: Trump warns Iran of ‘economic warfare’; bond market sounds alarm",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/live-updates-trump-warns-iran-of-economic-warfare-bond-market-sounds",
        "published": "2026-08-20T12:48:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Bitcoin price reaches $72.5K as US issues ‘Economic D-Day’ threat to Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/bitcoin-price-reaches-72-5k-as-us-issues-economic-d-day-threat-to-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-20T15:40:54.000Z"
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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."
}