{
  "id": 3615609,
  "title": "Facing US sanctions, China stands firm on Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/facing-us-sanctions-china-stands-firm-on-iran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T23:41:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/27/facing-us-sanctions-china-stands-firm-on-iran_6756888_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Amid US threats against Tehran's trading partners, Beijing asserts its firmness while seeking to avoid escalation just one month ahead of a new meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Expert Explains | Why the fresh US sanctions on Iran is unlikely to have significant impact",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/expert-explains-why-the-fresh-us-sanctions-on-iran-is-unlikely-to",
        "published": "2026-08-27T00:36:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Iran's Ghalibaf welcomes China’s rejection of new US sanctions, Pezeshkian says US economic pressure would 'fail'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/irans-ghalibaf-welcomes-chinas-rejection-of-new-us-sanctions",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:21:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}