{
  "id": 4026374,
  "title": "Iran seeks diplomacy, demands end to US pressure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/iran-seeks-diplomacy-demands-end-to-us-pressure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T20:24:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/iran-seeks-diplomacy-demands-end-to-us-pressure/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iran's Foreign Minister has stated that diplomacy with the US is possible if Washington ends its pressure campaign. The US has been trying to pressure Iran economically, including by cutting off access to the global financial system.\n\nThe US Treasury Department has announced plans to cut off a major Egyptian bank's operations in the United Arab Emirates from the US financial system. According to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, this move is part of an effort to economically pressure Iran, with whom the US has been at war for six months.\n\nThe US measure targets Banque Misr's UAE branches, blocking their access to US financial institutions. The Egyptian central bank has stated that it is in contact with the US regarding these measures, which only apply to transactions in US dollars.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Iran says US pressure must end to put diplomacy ‘back on track’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/iran-says-us-pressure-must-end-to-put-diplomacy-back-on-track",
        "published": "2026-08-28T07:14:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "US to set limits on Egyptian bank in effort to pressure Iran: official",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/us-to-set-limits-on-egyptian-bank-in-effort-to-pressure-iran-official",
        "published": "2026-08-28T18:39:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "US cuts off major Egyptian bank from global financial system",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/us-cuts-off-major-egyptian-bank-from-global-financial-system",
        "published": "2026-08-28T20:25:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Iran seeks diplomacy, demands end to US pressure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/iran-seeks-diplomacy-demands-end-to-us-pressure-4026742",
        "published": "2026-08-28T20:26:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "H. R. McMaster says economic pressure on Iran will \"make a big difference\" as war hits 6-month mark",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/h-r-mcmaster-says-economic-pressure-on-iran-will-make-a-big",
        "published": "2026-08-28T22:13:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}