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  "id": 3998620,
  "title": "US hits Egyptian bank branches with Iran sanctions as war marks six months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/us-hits-egyptian-bank-branches-with-iran-sanctions-as-war-marks-six",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T14:46:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/us-hits-egyptian-bank-branches-iran-sanctions-war-marks-six-months"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Daphne Psaledakis and David Lawder WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. imposed Iran-related sanctions on an Egyptian bank on Friday, part of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's campaign to increase economic pressure to try to break a stalemate six months into Washington's war with Iran.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Iran war hits 6-month milestone with Trump's attention largely elsewhere",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/iran-war-hits-6-month-milestone-with-trumps-attention-largely",
        "published": "2026-08-28T17:13:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "US targets Egyptian bank in fresh sanction on Iran as war hits six-month mark",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/us-targets-egyptian-bank-in-fresh-sanction-on-iran-as-war-hits-six",
        "published": "2026-08-28T17:47:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Bret Baier vs Trump: Fox News host claps back at POTUS over Iran coverage, 'Jonathan Hunt's not a flunky'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/bret-baier-vs-trump-fox-news-host-claps-back-at-potus-over-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-28T17:58:24.000Z"
      }
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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."
}