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  "id": 6299489,
  "title": "Treasury targets Iran airlines as US steps up economic pressure campaign",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/treasury-targets-iran-airlines-as-us-steps-up-economic-pressure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T16:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/09/08/treasury-sanctions-mahan-air/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US has placed sanctions on 27 Iranian commercial airlines as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to crank up its economic pressure campaign against Tehran. The airlines were among 36 targets the US named in sanctions on Tuesday over links to Iran 's aviation sector, which Tehran uses to move weapons, personnel and illicit cargo. The Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Treasury targets Iran airlines as US steps up economic pressure campaign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/treasury-targets-iran-airlines-as-us-steps-up-economic-pressure-6303218",
        "published": "2026-09-08T16:21:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US targets Iran’s airlines with sweeping new sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-targets-irans-airlines-with-sweeping-new-sanctions",
        "published": "2026-09-08T17:08:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "US targets Iran’s aviation sector with fresh sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-targets-irans-aviation-sector-with-fresh-sanctions",
        "published": "2026-09-08T17:21:22.000Z"
      }
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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."
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