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  "id": 7497011,
  "title": "U.S. seeks to seize $61 million of crypto it claims are proceeds from Iranian petroleum sales to Chinese buyers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/u-s-seeks-to-seize-61-million-of-crypto-it-claims-are-proceeds-from",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-15T07:05:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC World",
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    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/15/us-attorney-crypto-tether-iran-china-.html"
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  "summary": "Two Chinese companies, are alleged to have used trading accounts in Binance to launder the illicit proceeds and funnel the funds to Tehran or its proxies.",
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        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "U.S. seeks to seize $61 million of crypto it claims are proceeds from Iranian petroleum sales to Chinese buyers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/u-s-seeks-to-seize-61-million-of-crypto-it-claims-are-proceeds-from-7498538",
        "published": "2026-09-15T07:05:14.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "US seeks $61M in USDT allegedly tied to sanctioned Iranian oil sales",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/us-seeks-61m-in-usdt-allegedly-tied-to-sanctioned-iranian-oil-sales",
        "published": "2026-09-15T08:46:35.000Z"
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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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