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  "id": 2984711,
  "title": "US threatens Iran with 'economic D-Day' as markets await sanctions announcement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-threatens-iran-with-economic-d-day-as-markets-await-sanctions",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-24T09:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
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    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/24/us-threatens-iran-with-economic-d-day-as-markets-await-sanctions-announcement"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced the launch of what he calls an 'economic D-Day' against Iran, describing the campaign as the single greatest financial offensive ever directed at an adversary, with further details due later on Monday.",
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      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "WTI Oil flirts with the $85.00 level as markets await economic D-Day sanctions on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/wti-oil-flirts-with-the-85-00-level-as-markets-await-economic-d-day",
        "published": "2026-08-24T06:45:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Business",
        "title": "Iran faces 'economic D-Day', US Treasury Secretary warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/iran-faces-economic-d-day-us-treasury-secretary-warns",
        "published": "2026-08-24T10:39:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Oil falls ahead of US plan for economic war on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/oil-falls-ahead-of-us-plan-for-economic-war-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-24T11:56:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Trump: Iran 'completely collapsing' as Treasury Sec. discusses 'economic D-Day'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/trump-iran-completely-collapsing-as-treasury-sec-discusses-economic-d",
        "published": "2026-08-24T13:16:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MarketWatch",
        "title": "Oil trades lower even as Bessent promises ‘economic D-Day’ announcement on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/oil-trades-lower-even-as-bessent-promises-economic-d-day-announcement",
        "published": "2026-08-24T13:58:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
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