{
  "id": 2181711,
  "title": "Iran rejects Trump's Hormuz claim, says strait will reopen only on Tehran's terms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/iran-rejects-trumps-hormuz-claim-says-strait-will-reopen-only-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T16:53:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/iran-rejects-trumps-hormuz-total-control-claim-says-strait-will-reopen-only-on-tehrans-terms/articleshow/133383098.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iranian officials have rejected President Donald Trump's claim that the US has \"total control\" over the Strait of Hormuz, stating that the waterway remains under Iranian control and will only be fully reopened once Tehran's demands are met. Iranian consul general in Mumbai Saeid Reza Mosayeb Motlagh told ANI that Trump's assertion was \"false,\" rejecting his claim that the US had destroyed Iran's naval and missile forces. The Iranian government is prepared to reopen the strait once the US fulfills its commitments as outlined in a 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which includes lifting the US blockade, releasing frozen Iranian assets, ending oil sanctions, and ceasing military threats against Iran. The latest dispute over Hormuz comes as Trump has announced a new economic offensive against Iran, warning that countries providing Tehran with \"any type of lifeline\" could face \"tremendous\" economic consequences.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mothership",
        "title": "Trump threatens 'economic warfare' on Iran & penalties for countries helping it evade sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/trump-threatens-economic-warfare-on-iran-penalties-for-countries",
        "published": "2026-08-20T16:05:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "U.S. using stealth operation to move oil through Strait of Hormuz, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/u-s-using-stealth-operation-to-move-oil-through-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-20T18:17:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}