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  "id": 1241710,
  "title": "Trump joked about Strait of Hormuz remarks, analyst says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/trump-joked-about-strait-of-hormuz-remarks-analyst-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T07:24:47.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/world/2ydu48635"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Analyst Tarek Al-Shami says Trump was joking about making Hormuz Iranian, sparking anger in Iran, and warns US signals could prompt legal violations.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ynetnews",
        "title": "Trump: US controls Hormuz and we are going to keep it, there's nothing Iran can do",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-us-controls-hormuz-and-we-are-going-to-keep-it-theres-nothing",
        "published": "2026-08-12T15:21:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Iran fires back at Trump's threat to declare Hormuz a US territory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/iran-fires-back-at-trumps-threat-to-declare-hormuz-a-us-territory",
        "published": "2026-08-16T03:43:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "Iran defiant on Strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high fuel prices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/iran-defiant-on-strait-as-trump-tells-americans-to-accept-high-fuel",
        "published": "2026-08-16T04:01:22.000Z"
      }
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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."
}