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  "id": 4047935,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T22:13:59.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/hr-mcmaster-economic-pressure-iran-big-difference-war-hits-6-month-mark/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Six months into the Iran war, newly aggressive U.S. economic sanctions against Tehran are raising alarms in the Middle East as banks scramble to avoid or minimize their impact. Former Trump national security adviser H. R. McMaster joins with his perspective.",
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      {
        "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": "Punch",
        "title": "Iran seeks diplomacy, demands end to US pressure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/iran-seeks-diplomacy-demands-end-to-us-pressure",
        "published": "2026-08-28T20:24:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
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  },
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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."
}