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  "id": 2232602,
  "title": "US Pushes Allies, China To Support Trump's Economic War On Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/us-pushes-allies-china-to-support-trumps-economic-war-on-iran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T20:01:23.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-pushes-allies-china-to-support-trumps-economic-war-on-iran-11938182"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's comments underscored how Trump is shifting to economic rather than military pressure on Tehran as his unpopular war drags toward the six-month mark.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US pushes allies, China to back Trump’s economic war on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/us-pushes-allies-china-to-back-trumps-economic-war-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-20T20:55:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump administration pressuring countries to cut economic ties with Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/trump-administration-pressuring-countries-to-cut-economic-ties-with",
        "published": "2026-08-20T22:15:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "US pushes allies, China to back Trump's economic war on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/us-pushes-allies-china-to-back-trumps-economic-war-on-iran-2245821",
        "published": "2026-08-20T22:36:39.000Z"
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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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