{
  "id": 4635056,
  "title": "G20 finance talks open as US seeks to ramp up pressure on Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/g20-finance-talks-open-as-us-seeks-to-ramp-up-pressure-on-iran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T07:30:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/g20-finance-talks-open-us-seeks-ramp-pressure-iran"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies open talks Monday at a US-hosted gathering, with the Trump administration seeking to escalate economic pressure on Iran amid a renewed exchange of fire with Tehran. The gathering of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors takes place through Tuesday in the Blue Ridge Mountains city of Asheville, North Carolina. But the first exchange…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "President says more war not in Iran's interest after fighting flares",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/president-says-more-war-not-in-irans-interest-after-fighting-flares",
        "published": "2026-08-31T08:30:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Iran president meets PM Modi, seeks help to end war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/iran-president-meets-pm-modi-seeks-help-to-end-war",
        "published": "2026-08-31T21:11:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}