{
  "id": 2342987,
  "title": "Iranian oil offers to Chinese buyers fall as US blockade bites, sources say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/iranian-oil-offers-to-chinese-buyers-fall-as-us-blockade-bites",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-21T08:46:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/iranian-oil-offers-chinese-buyers-fall-us-blockade-bites-sources-say"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Siyi Liu and Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Offers of Iranian crude to Chinese buyers have declined and prices have jumped this week as the U.S. blockade has cut Tehran's shipments, according to trade sources, with the threat of more sanctions from Washington looming. The U.S. re-imposed its blockade of Iran's shipping and ports on July 13 as a deal to halt the war between them broke…",
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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."
}