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  "id": 3303821,
  "title": "Sanctions or missiles? Why Gulf may not relish Trump’s new Iran approach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/sanctions-or-missiles-why-gulf-may-not-relish-trumps-new-iran-approach",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T16:39:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Jazeera",
    "slug": "al-jazeera",
    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/25/sanctions-or-missiles-why-gulf-may-not-relish-trumps-new-iran-approach?traffic_source=rss"
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  "summary": "As Washington pressures Tehran, Gulf states weigh sanctions against the risk of escalation.",
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "China: New US sanctions on Iran 'will only further intensify tensions'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/china-new-us-sanctions-on-iran-will-only-further-intensify-tensions",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:54:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "China says will safeguard its own interests as US expands Iran sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/china-says-will-safeguard-its-own-interests-as-us-expands-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:43:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "China warns US of retaliation over expansion of Iran sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/china-warns-us-of-retaliation-over-expansion-of-iran-sanctions",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:06:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "U.S. threatens to hit Iran's trade partners with secondary economic sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/u-s-threatens-to-hit-irans-trade-partners-with-secondary-economic",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:18:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "China hits out at ‘illegal’ new US sanctions on Iran and trading partners",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/china-hits-out-at-illegal-new-us-sanctions-on-iran-and-trading",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:54:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Oil falls over 4% as investors shrug off US sanctions on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/oil-falls-over-4-as-investors-shrug-off-us-sanctions-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:37:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "China vows to defend interests as US expands Iran sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/china-vows-to-defend-interests-as-us-expands-iran-sanctions",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:58:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hellenic Shipping News",
        "title": "Iran says it is ‘fully prepared’ to counter widened US economic sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/iran-says-it-is-fully-prepared-to-counter-widened-us-economic",
        "published": "2026-08-25T17:00:47.000Z"
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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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