{
  "id": 6570564,
  "title": "Iran starts barter trade with China amid US sanctions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/iran-starts-barter-trade-with-china-amid-us-sanctions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T10:18:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1550917/iran-starts-barter-trade-with-china-amid-us-sanctions/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iran has started a barter-style trade system with China to bypass US sanctions. This arrangement allows Tehran to sell oil and secure billions of dollars in Chinese goods, including military gear, while avoiding parts of the global banking system.\n\nThe system exchanges Iranian oil for credits for Chinese imports, providing a financial lifeline for Tehran amid US economic and military pressure over its nuclear program. It also helps China retain access to discounted Iranian oil.\n\nThe US has imposed sanctions on some smaller Chinese entities that buy or facilitate shipments of Iranian oil. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned countries to cut business ties with Iran or risk being forced out of the dollar-based financial system.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/irans-un-envoy-calls-new-aviation-sanctions-economic-terrorism",
        "published": "2026-09-10T05:45:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Secret mechanism enabled Iran to import Chinese goods despite US sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/secret-mechanism-enabled-iran-to-import-chinese-goods-despite-us",
        "published": "2026-09-10T07:19:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "How a billion-dollar sanctions dodge kept Chinese goods flowing to Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/how-a-billion-dollar-sanctions-dodge-kept-chinese-goods-flowing-to",
        "published": "2026-09-10T08:11:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}