{
  "id": 829353,
  "title": "Bessent says US set to apply measures never seen on Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/bessent-says-us-set-to-apply-measures-never-seen-on-iran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T01:25:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/bessent-says-us-set-apply-measures-never-seen-iran"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bessent says US set to apply measures never seen on Iran US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington is going to apply measures that have \"never been seen\" on Iran. \"Watch this space for more announcements coming next week because we are going to apply measures like have never been seen in the history of economic isolation on a country,\" Bessent said during an interview on Newsmax's…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}