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  "id": 3204183,
  "title": "China is the biggest buyer of Iran’s oil. Could US sanctions threaten those ties?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/china-is-the-biggest-buyer-of-irans-oil-could-us-sanctions-threaten",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T02:44:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/25/trump-us-economic-sanctions-china-biggest-buyer-iran-oil"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US has put the world on notice to cease doing business with Iran, but experts say Washington is wary China could retaliate against any sanctions The US has unveiled an expansion of sanctions that it says will cut off Iran’s economic lifeline but stopped short of the most punishing measures, instead putting the world on notice to cease doing business with the Islamic republic. Treasury…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Oil steadies as investors weigh impact of latest US sanctions on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/oil-steadies-as-investors-weigh-impact-of-latest-us-sanctions-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-24T22:10:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Oil steadies as investors weigh impact of latest US sanctions on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/oil-steadies-as-investors-weigh-impact-of-latest-us-sanctions-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-25T04:24:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Oil steadies as investors weigh impact of latest US sanctions on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/oil-steadies-as-investors-weigh-impact-of-latest-us-sanctions-on-iran-3192236",
        "published": "2026-08-25T04:56:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Post",
        "title": "US targets Wellbred in expanded Iran sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/us-targets-wellbred-in-expanded-iran-sanctions",
        "published": "2026-08-25T05:35:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}