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  "id": 6299438,
  "title": "US sanctions 27 Iranian airlines",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-sanctions-27-iranian-airlines",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T16:08:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-sanctions-27-iranian-airlines"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US sanctions 27 Iranian airlines The US Treasury announced new sanctions on 36 entities, including 27 Iranian airlines, for “supporting Iran’s aviation sector”. The US Treasury said in a statement on Tuesday that the Iranian government uses the aviation sector to “move weapons, personnel and illicit cargo” and the sanctions were following through on the US's promise to impose “severe…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "US hits 27 Iranian airlines with latest sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-hits-27-iranian-airlines-with-latest-sanctions",
        "published": "2026-09-08T14:14:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "U.S. sanctions Iranian airlines in aim to tighten economic squeeze as war spreads, oil rises",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/u-s-sanctions-iranian-airlines-in-aim-to-tighten-economic-squeeze-as",
        "published": "2026-09-08T14:30:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "US issues sweeping sanctions against Iranian airlines, foreign businesses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-issues-sweeping-sanctions-against-iranian-airlines-foreign",
        "published": "2026-09-08T17:50:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "US imposes sanctions on remaining Iranian airlines",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-imposes-sanctions-on-remaining-iranian-airlines",
        "published": "2026-09-08T21:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}