{
  "id": 5589343,
  "title": "Scott Bessent Slaps NATO Ally and Spares Xi Jinping's Blushes on Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/scott-bessent-slaps-nato-ally-and-spares-xi-jinpings-blushes-on-iran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T15:38:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/bessent-iran-sanctions-china-turkey-war-xi-trump-12406338"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China was the one making purchases of Iranian products. And yet it was the middleman who took all the heat.",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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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."
}