{
  "id": 1713808,
  "title": "Trump posts map labelling Strait of Hormuz as 'new US territory'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/trump-posts-map-labelling-strait-of-hormuz-as-new-us-territory",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T12:41:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-posts-map-labelling-strait-hormuz-new-us-territory"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Trump posts map labelling Strait of Hormuz as 'new US territory' US President Donald Trump has posted an image on social media labelling the Strait of Hormuz as \"NEW U.S. Territory\". The map of the strategic waterway - through which a fifth of the globe's oil and liquefied natural gas passes - was posted on his Truth Social account. It was posted with no additional comments.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "‘New US Territory’: Trump Posts Map Of Strait Of Hormuz On Truth Social",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/new-us-territory-trump-posts-map-of-strait-of-hormuz-on-truth-social",
        "published": "2026-08-18T11:44:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}