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  "id": 3219246,
  "title": "US expects more countries to cut Iran trade, Syria clears major economic hurdle and Parkin expands regionally",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/us-expects-more-countries-to-cut-iran-trade-syria-clears-major-3219246",
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  "published": "2026-08-25T07:27:48.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/podcasts/trending-middle-east/2026/08/25/us-expects-more-countries-to-cut-iran-trade-syria-clears-major-economic-hurdle-and-parkin-expands-regionally/"
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  "summary": "In today’s episode of Trending Middle East , the US has announced sweeping new sanctions against Iran, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he expects other countries to take similar action as Washington steps up its campaign to economically isolate Tehran. We also look at the US decision to remove Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, clearing a major obstacle to Damascus's…",
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        "published": "2026-08-25T05:29:29.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "Trump targets Iran’s trade lifelines — here are the countries most exposed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-targets-irans-trade-lifelines-here-are-the-countries-most",
        "published": "2026-08-25T05:29:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "US expects more countries to cut Iran trade, Syria clears major economic hurdle and Parkin expands regionally",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/us-expects-more-countries-to-cut-iran-trade-syria-clears-major",
        "published": "2026-08-25T07:27:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Can Trump's economic war against Iran do what airstrikes and negotiations couldn't?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/can-trumps-economic-war-against-iran-do-what-airstrikes-and",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:07:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Trump approval stays at 33% as Iran war support falls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-approval-stays-at-33-as-iran-war-support-falls",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:08:50.000Z"
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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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