{
  "id": 4010694,
  "title": "U.S. targets Egyptian bank's UAE branches under new push for Iran's economic isolation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/u-s-targets-egyptian-banks-uae-branches-under-new-push-for-irans",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T18:27:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-targets-egyptian-banks-uae-branches-under-new-push-for-irans-economic-isolation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US Treasury Department has proposed a new rule that would cut off the Emirati branches of Banque Misr, Egypt's second-largest bank, from accessing the US financial system. This move is part of the US effort to economically isolate Iran.\n\nIran has condemned the new sanctions as \"state terrorism\" and urged other countries not to cooperate. The Iranian Foreign Ministry stated that countries are legally obliged not to implement the sanctions.\n\nThe US has been pressuring countries to cut their business ties with Iran, warning of secondary sanctions for non-compliance. According to The Korea Times, President Donald Trump has reiterated that the US is not in talks with Iran, and the White House has stated that the economic campaign will continue until Tehran is willing to engage in meaningful discussions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "China rejects US sanctions threat over Iran ties, calls cooperation legal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/china-rejects-us-sanctions-threat-over-iran-ties-calls-cooperation",
        "published": "2026-08-28T14:54:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "US targets Egyptian bank’s UAE branches under new push for Iran’s economic isolation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/us-targets-egyptian-banks-uae-branches-under-new-push-for-irans",
        "published": "2026-08-28T15:34:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "US targets Egyptian bank’s UAE branches under new push for Iran’s economic isolation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/us-targets-egyptian-banks-uae-branches-under-new-push-for-irans-3992911",
        "published": "2026-08-28T15:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Iran urges nations not to join new US sanctions, mediators push to reopen strait",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/iran-urges-nations-not-to-join-new-us-sanctions-mediators-push-to",
        "published": "2026-08-28T16:32:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "US announces new Iran sanctions; Tehran hits back, calls them 'state terrorism'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/us-announces-new-iran-sanctions-tehran-hits-back-calls-them-state",
        "published": "2026-08-28T17:21:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "US targets Egyptian bank in new round of Iran sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/us-targets-egyptian-bank-in-new-round-of-iran-sanctions",
        "published": "2026-08-28T18:53:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}