{
  "id": 6303685,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T17:08:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3366828/us-targets-irans-airlines-sweeping-new-sanctions"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US on Tuesday issued 36 fresh Iran-related sanctions targeting Iran’s aviation sector and other companies as part of a broad push to escalate economic pressure on Tehran as the war in the Middle East entered a seventh month. The US Treasury Department said the action was aimed at grounding Iran’s Mahan Air, already sanctioned by the US and the European Union, and all other Iranian airlines.…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-08T16:21:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}