{
  "id": 2358781,
  "title": "Iran war: China says US ‘sanctions and pressure’ on Tehran not a solution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/iran-war-china-says-us-sanctions-and-pressure-on-tehran-not-a-solution-2358781",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T09:44:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press - China",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press-china",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/21/iran-war-china-says-us-sanctions-and-pressure-on-tehran-not-a-solution/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "China said on Friday that US “sanctions and pressure” would not resolve the Middle East conflict, after Washington urged governments including Beijing to join efforts to isolate the Iranian economy. The United States has vowed it would “collapse” the Iranian regime with its threatened campaign, which Tehran has branded as “economic terrorism” doomed to fail, […]",
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        "title": "Iran war: China says US ‘sanctions and pressure’ on Tehran not a solution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/iran-war-china-says-us-sanctions-and-pressure-on-tehran-not-a-solution",
        "published": "2026-08-21T09:44:26.000Z"
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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."
}