{
  "id": 3748385,
  "title": "China and Iran sanctions: what US moves mean for Beijing, and its retaliation options",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/china-and-iran-sanctions-what-us-moves-mean-for-beijing-and-its",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T13:30:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3365466/china-and-iran-sanctions-what-us-moves-mean-beijing-and-its-retaliation-options"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The United States has imposed sweeping sanctions on nearly 60 Iran-linked entities, spanning digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping, as Washington seeks to “sever every economic lifeline” that sustains Tehran. Beijing denounced the measures, with the Chinese foreign ministry calling them “illegal unilateral sanctions” and vowing to “take all necessary measures to firmly safeguard…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Pakistan clarifies remarks on US sanctions against Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/pakistan-clarifies-remarks-on-us-sanctions-against-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-27T11:12:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Could new US sanctions tear China and Iran apart?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/could-new-us-sanctions-tear-china-and-iran-apart",
        "published": "2026-08-27T12:37:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Pakistan rejects US sanctions on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/pakistan-rejects-us-sanctions-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-27T12:38:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}