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      <title>Trump's $15bn Iowa steel mill is being built by firm with deep Russian links, Al Jazeera finds</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Al Jazeera reports that Mesabi Metallics, the Essar-owned firm behind the $15bn Iowa steel megaplant announced by Donald Trump on Monday, is linked through India's Essar Group to Russian energy giant Rosneft, whose joint-venture refiner Nayara Energy is under EU sanctions.</description>
      <author>Sarah Whitfield</author>
      <category>Donald Trump</category>
      <category>steel</category>
      <category>Iowa</category>
      <category>Essar Group</category>
      <category>Russia</category>
      <category>sanctions</category>
      <category>Nayara Energy</category>
      <category>Rosneft</category>
      <source url="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/29/indian-firm-building-15bn-trump-announced-steel-mill-has-deep-russia-ties">Al Jazeera</source>
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      <title>Trump unveils $15bn Mesabi steel mill in Iowa ahead of midterms</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>President Trump announced a $15bn Mesabi Metallics steel mill in eastern Iowa — 1,750 permanent jobs and up to 6,000 construction jobs, with steelmaking starting in 2030.</description>
      <author>James Calloway</author>
      <category>Donald Trump</category>
      <category>steel</category>
      <category>Mesabi Metallics</category>
      <category>Iowa</category>
      <category>manufacturing</category>
      <category>midterms</category>
      <source url="https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/09/mined-melted-and-poured-in-america-president-trump-reverses-years-of-anti-mining-policy/">White House; Wall Street Journal; Al Jazeera; Des Moines Register</source>
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      <title>Russian strikes shut Ukraine's biggest steel plant, ArcelorMittal says</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>ArcelorMittal says it can no longer safely operate Ukraine's largest steel plant after four Russian missile strikes in five weeks killed five workers; it expects a $1bn impairment charge.</description>
      <author>James Calloway</author>
      <category>Ukraine</category>
      <category>Russia</category>
      <category>ArcelorMittal</category>
      <category>steel</category>
      <category>Kryvyi Rih</category>
      <category>war economy</category>
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