{
  "id": 3238246,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6047974-trump-bessent-iran-economy-sanctions/"
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  "summary": "Six months into the war on Iran — and with less than three months left before the midterms — the Trump administration has decided it’s time for Plan C. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday laid out his ambitions for an “economic onslaught” against the Islamic Republic that would target its “financial connections around the...",
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        "title": "Can Trump's economic war against Iran do what airstrikes and negotiations couldn't?",
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        "published": "2026-08-25T09:07:09.000Z"
      },
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        "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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        "published": "2026-08-25T10:08:58.000Z"
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      {
        "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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