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  "id": 3224474,
  "title": "US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent launches 'economic onslaught' on Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/us-treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-launches-economic-onslaught-on",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-25T06:58:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
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    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-16077665/US-Treasury-Secretary-Scott-Bessent-launches-economic-onslaught-Iran.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Trump administration last night announced an 'economic onslaught' against Iran with a new wave of sanctions targeting countries and firms that do business with it.",
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Iran central bank chief says currency weakness ‘temporary’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/iran-central-bank-chief-says-currency-weakness-temporary",
        "published": "2026-08-24T23:54:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Dollar struggles for traction as markets weigh Iran sanctions, Treasury buybacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/dollar-struggles-for-traction-as-markets-weigh-iran-sanctions",
        "published": "2026-08-25T01:37:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Dollar struggles for traction as markets weigh Iran sanctions, Treasury buybacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/dollar-struggles-for-traction-as-markets-weigh-iran-sanctions-3161262",
        "published": "2026-08-25T01:42:49.000Z"
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