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  "id": 2665729,
  "title": "Iran warns any country joining US sanctions considered 'enemy'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/iran-warns-any-country-joining-us-sanctions-considered-enemy-2665729",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T22:52:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260823/iran-warns-any-country-joining-us-sanctions-considered-enemy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iran has issued a stern warning to any nation considering joining the United States in its economic sanctions campaign against Tehran. The threat comes as Washington urges its allies to support the president's unpopular initiative to isolate the Iranian economy. Speaking on state television, Mohsen Rezai, the head of Iran's supreme national security council, declared that any country participating in the U.S. economic war against Iran would be deemed an enemy. Rezai emphasized that such involvement would result in Iran harming the participating country's interests. He further asserted that the Islamic republic still holds numerous options in the ongoing conflict, stating that they have not yet targeted any American economic interests. To date, Iran has focused solely on military bases, while the U.S. holds significant economic influence across Iran.",
  "summary": "TEHRAN — Iran on Saturday warned countries against participating in the United States' \"economic war\" against the Islamic republic, saying they would be considered enemies. Washington has pushed its allies to jump aboard Donald Trump's new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy, as the U.S. president's unpopular war drags toward the six-month mark. \"We declare to all countries ... do not join…",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Iran warns any country joining US sanctions considered ‘enemy’",
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        "title": "Iran warns any country joining US sanctions considered 'enemy'",
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        "title": "Iran warns countries against joining in US sanctions",
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        "published": "2026-08-22T22:50:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Iran warns any country joining US sanctions considered 'enemy'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/iran-warns-any-country-joining-us-sanctions-considered-enemy-2671325",
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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."
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