{
  "id": 6237500,
  "title": "Iranian port city feels pain of Washington's tightening economic measures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/iranian-port-city-feels-pain-of-washingtons-tightening-economic",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T05:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260908/iranian-port-city-feels-pain-of-washingtons-tightening-economic-measures"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bandar Abbas, Iran – The once bustling waterfront of the Iranian port city, situated on the Strait of Hormuz, now lies desolate. The city finds itself at the forefront of the economic turmoil inflicted by the United States amid six months of conflict. The Associated Press witnessed the city, recently shaken by new U.S. airstrikes targeting coastal regions, and encountered a mix of anger and mounting anxiety as residents grapple with the ongoing U.S. blockade of Iranian ports. Taxi driver Hamid Hajizadeh expressed his bewilderment towards Americans, proclaiming, \"They are heroes in movies, but here they killed people in schools, wedding ceremonies and other places. They bombed roads and bridges.\" Situated within a city of over 700,000 inhabitants, the residents bear a more direct confrontation with the events unfolding in the strait, which have gained global attention. They assert that their location has brought about little more than danger and discomfort over the past six months. \"Business right now is terrible,\" Mohammad Torabian, a dock worker, lamented, recounting that prior to the war, up to 50 trucks would frequent the port.",
  "summary": "BANDAR ABBAS, Iran — In the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz, a waterfront once busy with boats, trucks and workers has fallen quiet. It's a front line of the economic pain that the United States now hopes to intensify after six months of war. The Associated Press visited the city shaken by new U.S. airstrikes targeting coastal areas in the past week, and found anger…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "An Iranian port city feels the pain of Washington’s tightening economic measures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/an-iranian-port-city-feels-the-pain-of-washingtons-tightening",
        "published": "2026-09-08T04:14:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "An Iranian port city feels pain of Washington's tightening economic measures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/an-iranian-port-city-feels-pain-of-washingtons-tightening-economic",
        "published": "2026-09-08T04:57:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Senior Iranian official warns of maritime exclusion zone if US 'economic warfare' continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/senior-iranian-official-warns-of-maritime-exclusion-zone-if-us",
        "published": "2026-09-08T05:30:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}