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  "id": 3089902,
  "title": "US threatens severe sanctions against countries with economic ties to Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-threatens-severe-sanctions-against-countries-with-economic-ties-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T18:57:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/24/us-severe-sanctions-economic-ties-iran"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Washington launches campaign to isolate Tehran but it is unclear whether it would apply sanctions to China The US has threatened to impose severe sanctions against any country or entity maintaining economic ties with Iran, hoping to achieve with economic measures what military means have so far failed to do. However, it is unclear how far the Trump administration is prepared to go in confronting…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Semafor",
        "title": "Bessent expands threat of secondary sanctions on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/bessent-expands-threat-of-secondary-sanctions-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-24T18:00:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Dollar higher after Iran sanctions, loonie drops after US announces tariff increases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/dollar-higher-after-iran-sanctions-loonie-drops-after-us-announces",
        "published": "2026-08-24T19:16:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Bessent on Iran sanctions: 10 key points from Trump administration’s ‘economic asphyxiation’ plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/bessent-on-iran-sanctions-10-key-points-from-trump-administrations",
        "published": "2026-08-24T19:35:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "U.S. announces expansion of sanctions in 'economic onslaught' on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/u-s-announces-expansion-of-sanctions-in-economic-onslaught-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-24T19:36:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Business",
        "title": "US expands Iran sanctions in ‘economic D-Day’ as countries warned over trade ties",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-expands-iran-sanctions-in-economic-d-day-as-countries-warned-over",
        "published": "2026-08-24T19:51:14.000Z"
      }
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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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