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  "id": 2244268,
  "title": "Bessent threatens \"toughest sanctions in history\" on Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/bessent-threatens-toughest-sanctions-in-history-on-iran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T22:38:07.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/bessent-threatens-toughest-sanctions-in-history-on-iran/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. is planning to impose devastating sanctions on Iran as war with the U.S. drags on. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi has more on that and North Korea's launch of ballistic missiles.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "US to impose toughest sanctions in history on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/us-to-impose-toughest-sanctions-in-history-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-21T00:38:39.000Z"
      }
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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."
}