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  "id": 3227460,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T09:07:09.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/25/nx-s1-5943572/trump-iran-sanctions"
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  "summary": "What a new round of U.S. sanctions could mean after nearly six months of war with Iran — and years of economic pressure on the country.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/us-targets-irans-crypto-sector-cites-over-100m-in-oil-linked-payments",
        "published": "2026-08-25T05:29:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "The Memo: Trump and Bessent crank up economic pressure on Iran as other options fall short",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/the-memo-trump-and-bessent-crank-up-economic-pressure-on-iran-as",
        "published": "2026-08-25T10:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ to strangle Iran’s economy: But first he must take on China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trumps-economic-d-day-to-strangle-irans-economy-but-first-he-must",
        "published": "2026-08-25T10:08:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Four Indian firms among those sanctioned by US for Iran oil trade amid ‘Operation Economic Outcast’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/four-indian-firms-among-those-sanctioned-by-us-for-iran-oil-trade",
        "published": "2026-08-25T10:33:58.000Z"
      }
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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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