{
  "id": 2276876,
  "title": "Iran condemns fresh raft of US sanctions as ‘economic terrorism’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/iran-condemns-fresh-raft-of-us-sanctions-as-economic-terrorism",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T01:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/21/iran-condemns-fresh-raft-of-us-sanctions-as-economic-terrorism"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iran has strongly condemned the latest series of US economic and trade sanctions imposed on the nation, branding them \"economic terrorism\" and a \"crime against humanity,\" according to a statement released by the Iranian foreign ministry. In the wake of what Tehran describes as two \"American-Zionist wars on Iran,\" the ministry asserts that the sanctions are merely the continuation of a history of hostility and animosity from American politicians towards the Iranian people. The ministry goes further, asserting that those who draft and implement such measures \"deserve prosecution and punishment for committing such heinous crimes.\"\n\nThe sanctions, the Iranian foreign ministry argues, are an extension of the US's \"maximum-pressure campaign against Iran,\" which the ministry describes as \"Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale.\" This campaign, according to Iran, seeks to sever financial channels supporting Tehran, with countries providing economic support to Iran risking severe economic consequences.\n\nDescribing the sanctions as \"the other side of the coin of war,\" Iran's statement emphasizes that the reliance on both military and economic pressure by Washington poses a threat to global peace and security. The ministry reaffirms Iran's steadfast determination to defend its national interests against the multi-faceted pressure exerted by the US, be it military, economic, political, or psychological.",
  "summary": "Tehran describes US economic pressure as another form of war, saying the tactic threatens global peace and security.",
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        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "Bessent says US unlikely to resume large-scale Iran combat, steps up economic pressure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/bessent-says-us-unlikely-to-resume-large-scale-iran-combat-steps-up",
        "published": "2026-08-20T23:52:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Iran condemns fresh raft of US sanctions as ‘economic terrorism’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/iran-condemns-fresh-raft-of-us-sanctions-as-economic-terrorism-2280637",
        "published": "2026-08-21T01:47:00.000Z"
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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."
}