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  "id": 9448132,
  "title": "Iran airlines cancel flights as US sanctions hit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/iran-airlines-cancel-flights-as-us-sanctions-hit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T00:30:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/iran-airlines-cancel-flights-us-sanctions-hit"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Iranian airlines were forced to cancel some international flights on Wednesday after the United States tightened sanctions on Iran's aviation industry in a new effort to cripple its economy. Georgia and Azerbaijan have officially confirmed suspending flights, and a travel agent in Tehran told AFP that flights to Baghdad, Muscat and Qatar were also halted, though routes to other destinations…",
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        "title": "US-Iran War News Live: Iran cancels flights as sanctions hit, Indian seafarer killed in strike off Oman coast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/us-iran-war-news-live-iran-cancels-flights-as-sanctions-hit-indian",
        "published": "2026-09-24T01:18:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Iran airlines cancel flights as US sanctions bite",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/iran-airlines-cancel-flights-as-us-sanctions-bite",
        "published": "2026-09-24T01:27:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "UAE imposes sanctions on Bank Melli Iran branches",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/uae-imposes-sanctions-on-bank-melli-iran-branches",
        "published": "2026-09-24T02:00:35.000Z"
      }
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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."
}