{
  "id": 3233757,
  "title": "Lacking a military solution against Iran, Trump turns to economic suffocation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/lacking-a-military-solution-against-iran-trump-turns-to-economic",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T08:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/25/lacking-a-military-solution-against-iran-trump-turns-to-economic-suffocation_6756823_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As midterm elections approach, the Trump administration is favoring economic pressure over military involvement, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announcing Monday some 60 new Iranian entities, individuals and ships have been added to the sanctions list. Tehran in turn denounced 'economic terrorism.'",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}