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  "id": 3134413,
  "title": "Economic D-Day a very bad idea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/economic-d-day-a-very-bad-idea",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-24T23:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/08/economic-d-day-a-very-bad-idea/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "War headlines. Meh-day sanctions targets five sectors: digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping. Measures target brokerage networks and shadow-fleet vessels operating across the UAE, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Switzerland and Europe. Bessent warns that countries failing to take action “will be removed from the US dollar system.” Iran bans 45 vessels that have transited The post…",
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        "outlet": "Bangkok Post Business",
        "title": "Stocks, oil slip ahead of US threat of economic war against Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/stocks-oil-slip-ahead-of-us-threat-of-economic-war-against-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-24T14:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Stocks, oil slip ahead of US threat of economic war against Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/stocks-oil-slip-ahead-of-us-threat-of-economic-war-against-iran-3067708",
        "published": "2026-08-24T16:30:24.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "US Treasury Secretary announces launch of 'economic isolation' campaign against Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-treasury-secretary-announces-launch-of-economic-isolation-campaign",
        "published": "2026-08-24T17:23:51.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "Treasury Bessent: US is launching an \"economic onslaught\" against Iran's financial connection",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/treasury-bessent-us-is-launching-an-economic-onslaught-against-irans",
        "published": "2026-08-24T17:51:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "U.S. is threatening China with Iran sanctions as Treasury launches \"Operation Economic Outcast\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/u-s-is-threatening-china-with-iran-sanctions-as-treasury-launches",
        "published": "2026-08-24T18:10:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "‘Operation Economic Outcast’: Why Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ on Iran faces a tough test?",
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        "published": "2026-08-24T18:20:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "U.S. will make Iran suffer ‘economic asphyxiation,’ Treasury Secretary says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/u-s-will-make-iran-suffer-economic-asphyxiation-treasury-secretary",
        "published": "2026-08-24T21:58:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "What is Operation Economic Outcast, the US's new plan for Iran?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/what-is-operation-economic-outcast-the-uss-new-plan-for-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-24T22:00:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Oil dips as traders weigh US economic pressure on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/oil-dips-as-traders-weigh-us-economic-pressure-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-24T22:10:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "US launches Operation Economic Outcast to isolate Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-launches-operation-economic-outcast-to-isolate-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-24T22:17:12.000Z"
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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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