{
  "id": 2357399,
  "title": "Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ for Iran: A path to peace or the war’s next phase?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/trumps-economic-d-day-for-iran-a-path-to-peace-or-the-wars-next-phase",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T09:52:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/trumps-economic-d-day-for-iran-a-path-to-peace-or-the-wars-next-phase-1.500647881"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nearly six months into the Iran war, US President Donald Trump is reaching for a different weapon. After months of air strikes, threats of massive attacks and faltering attempts at diplomacy, Trump has promised an “economic D-Day” against Tehran — an unprecedented campaign of financial pressure intended to cripple Iran’s economy, choke off its remaining sources of revenue and force its leaders to…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hellenic Shipping News",
        "title": "Iran pledges “devastating” response as U.S. warns of “tough” economic sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/iran-pledges-devastating-response-as-u-s-warns-of-tough-economic",
        "published": "2026-08-21T10:00:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Iran touts its trade ties as U.S. turns from bombs to economic warfare",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/iran-touts-its-trade-ties-as-u-s-turns-from-bombs-to-economic-warfare",
        "published": "2026-08-21T10:56:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Iran promises to resist interference by foreign 'enemies' as Trump threatens new sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/iran-promises-to-resist-interference-by-foreign-enemies-as-trump",
        "published": "2026-08-21T11:37:07.000Z"
      }
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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."
}