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  "id": 4606799,
  "title": "US sanctions on Iran are right but wrongly sequenced",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-sanctions-on-iran-are-right-but-wrongly-sequenced",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T08:48:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
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    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/us-sanctions-on-iran-are-right-but-wrongly-sequenced/"
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  "summary": "The US-Israeli war against Iran passed its six-month mark this week, and on August 24, the bill for two decades of hosting American power came due. The US Treasury opened a global sanctions campaign against everyone still trading with Tehran. It runs through Emirati and Qatari banks, ports and free zones. It named no entities, […] The post US sanctions on Iran are right but wrongly sequenced…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Fresh US sanctions aimed at increasing pressure on Iran expected in coming weeks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/fresh-us-sanctions-aimed-at-increasing-pressure-on-iran-expected-in",
        "published": "2026-08-31T06:18:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bangkok Post Business",
        "title": "US hosts G20 finance talks with growth, Iran pressure on agenda",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-hosts-g20-finance-talks-with-growth-iran-pressure-on-agenda-4598092",
        "published": "2026-08-31T06:49:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "U.S.-Iran escalation shows Washington's frustration with slow-moving sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/u-s-iran-escalation-shows-washingtons-frustration-with-slow-moving",
        "published": "2026-08-31T06:59:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "US hosts G20 finance talks with growth, Iran pressure on agenda",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-hosts-g20-finance-talks-with-growth-iran-pressure-on-agenda",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:30:28.000Z"
      }
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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."
}