{
  "id": 3419579,
  "title": "What to Know About Bank Melli, Singled Out in U.S. Call for Economic War",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/what-to-know-about-bank-melli-singled-out-in-u-s-call-for-economic-war",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T04:01:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
    "slug": "the-new-york-times",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/world/europe/iran-melli-bank-us-sanctions.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bank Melli, Iran’s largest lender, already faces waves of sanctions that severely limit its ability to operate abroad. Every foreign branch must be shut down, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.",
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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."
}