{
  "id": 3103180,
  "title": "Bessent admits sanctions may blow up global economy in apparent slip",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/bessent-admits-sanctions-may-blow-up-global-economy-in-apparent-slip",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T19:50:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/bessent-admits-sanctions-may-blow-global-economy-apparent-slip"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bessent admits sanctions may blow up global economy in apparent slip US Treasury Secretary says that American sanctions on Iran could collapse the global economy, in an apparent slip while answering a question from a reporter at a press conference in Washington, DC to announce the santions. When asked by a reporter why the Treasury doesn't impose the sanctions today, Bessent replied \"why would I…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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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."
}