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  "id": 3351732,
  "title": "How Iran is readying for economic protests as Trump escalates pressure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/how-iran-is-readying-for-economic-protests-as-trump-escalates-pressure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T18:04:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/how-iran-readying-economic-protests-trump-escalates-pressure"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iranian authorities are bracing for unrest as US pressure collides with a battered economy, fuel price indecision and fresh memories of bloodshed.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/new-us-sanctions-aim-to-choke-iran-out-of-world-economic-order-by",
        "published": "2026-08-25T07:08:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "U.S. threatens sanctions on firms still doing business with Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/u-s-threatens-sanctions-on-firms-still-doing-business-with-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-25T08:02:52.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Iran vows retaliation after US expands sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/iran-vows-retaliation-after-us-expands-sanctions",
        "published": "2026-08-25T08:40:57.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "New US sanctions signal Trump desperation on Iran, experts say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/new-us-sanctions-signal-trump-desperation-on-iran-experts-say",
        "published": "2026-08-25T20:34:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Oil down as traders weigh US sanctions threat against Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/oil-down-as-traders-weigh-us-sanctions-threat-against-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-25T21:27:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Oil prices fall for second day as US shifts from Iran strikes to sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/oil-prices-fall-for-second-day-as-us-shifts-from-iran-strikes-to",
        "published": "2026-08-25T21:57:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Oil settles down more than 3%; investors shrug off US sanctions on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/oil-settles-down-more-than-3-investors-shrug-off-us-sanctions-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-25T22:04:55.000Z"
      }
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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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