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  "id": 2981798,
  "title": "China vows to protect its rights as US readies Iran sanction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/china-vows-to-protect-its-rights-as-us-readies-iran-sanction",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T08:46:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/china-vows-protect-its-rights-us-readies-iran-sanction"
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  "summary": "(Corrects time of press conference in paragraph 2) BEIJING, Aug 24 (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Monday Beijing will closely watch developments and do what is necessary to protect its rights as the U.S. prepares to unveil new Iran sanctions that are expected to target Tehran's trading partners. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is set to hold a press conference at 1 p.m.…",
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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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