{
  "id": 6216643,
  "title": "US sanctions threaten to crush Iranian students' dreams",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-sanctions-threaten-to-crush-iranian-students-dreams",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T02:30:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/us-sanctions-threaten-crush-iranian-students-dreams"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "She had planned to study psychology in Italy, but after US sanctions forced the suspension of an English exam required in order to make her dream come true, Iranian student Nikki cried for days. Nikki had been due to take the TOEFL English proficiency test, a key qualification required by many foreign universities, in Iran later this month. Now, like many Iranian students dreaming of a future…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}