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  "id": 8128749,
  "title": "Russia, China end mandate for independent monitoring of U.N. sanctions on Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/russia-china-end-mandate-for-independent-monitoring-of-u-n-sanctions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T22:17:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/18/world/politics/russia-china-un-sanctions-iran/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The sanctions had been reimposed a year ago after Tehran was accused of violating the 2015 pact meant to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "China's Djibouti base upgrades should boost its monitoring reach, report says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/chinas-djibouti-base-upgrades-should-boost-its-monitoring-reach",
        "published": "2026-09-17T21:46:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Russia and China veto US proposal for UN experts to keep monitoring sanctions on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/russia-and-china-veto-us-proposal-for-un-experts-to-keep-monitoring",
        "published": "2026-09-17T22:42:51.000Z"
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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."
}