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  "id": 7607971,
  "title": "US says Chinese groups used Binance to launder $61mn from Iranian oil deals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/us-says-chinese-groups-used-binance-to-launder-61mn-from-iranian-oil",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-15T16:52:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Financial Times",
    "slug": "financial-times",
    "url": "https://www.ft.com/content/a3830162-2f40-46b7-8259-0db45fe2acef?syn-25a6b1a6=1"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US Justice Department files forfeiture lawsuit to seize $61mn in alleged proceeds processed through cryptocurrency platform",
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        "title": "The US DOJ says several companies used Binance to relay payments of around $1.5B for black-market Iranian oil from Chinese buyers; Binance says it took action (Wall Street Journal)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/the-us-doj-says-several-companies-used-binance-to-relay-payments-of",
        "published": "2026-09-15T14:20:01.000Z"
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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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