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  "id": 3233453,
  "title": "Iran threatens retaliation as new US sanctions hit already-struggling economy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/iran-threatens-retaliation-as-new-us-sanctions-hit-already-struggling",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T09:36:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/iran-threatens-retaliation-as-new-us-sanctions-hit-already-struggling-economy"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iranian officials are maintaining their strong rhetoric against the US, after Washington announced a fresh raft of sanctions against Iran. Tehran has pledged to hit back with its own measures, while the country is already suffering from already high inflation.",
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        "published": "2026-08-25T06:05:16.000Z"
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        "title": "‘Fully prepared’: Iran threatens tit-for-tat move with oil chokehold as US widens economic sanctions",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/dollar-edges-higher-as-investors-weigh-iran-sanctions-treasury",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/oil-hits-one-week-low-as-investors-shrug-off-us-sanctions-on-iran",
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        "title": "Investors shrug off US sanctions plan for Iran, bitcoin powers on",
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        "title": "Oil prices decline as investors brush aside Bessent’s ‘economic D-Day’ for Iran",
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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."
}