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  "id": 3296426,
  "title": "Trump says Strait of Hormuz has been demined, warns Iran not to plant more",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-says-strait-of-hormuz-has-been-demined-warns-iran-not-to-plant-3296426",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:24:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40436502/trump-says-strait-of-hormuz-has-been-demined-warns-iran-not-to-plant-more"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that all mines in the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz had been detonated or removed, warning Iran against placing any new mines. In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated that the United States, through its Space Force, was monitoring \"every square inch\" of the strategically important waterway, which is a crucial component of the global energy supply chain. Trump emphasized that there was a \"Zero Tolerance policy\" on mine placement in full force and effect. Despite the absence of air strikes between the U.S. and Iran for weeks, attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz persisted as both nations contended for control of the narrow maritime passage. According to provisional data from shiptracker Vortexa, oil transits through the strait stood at 5 million barrels per day on Monday, a significant decrease from over 20 million barrels per day prior to the war, representing roughly one-fifth of the worldwide oil consumption.",
  "summary": "U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that all mines had been detonated or removed from international waters of the Strait of Hormuz and that Iran has been told that any ship or boat placing new mines will be destroyed. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the United States, through its Space Force, was watching “every square inch” of the Strait, a key waterway in the global energy supply…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "US offers to lift Iran sanctions if Tehran reopens Strait of Hormuz, stops proxy attacks - report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/us-offers-to-lift-iran-sanctions-if-tehran-reopens-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:34:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Trump: All mines in Strait of Hormuz removed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-all-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz-removed",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:45:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "US President Trump: US Navy has cleared Strait of Hormuz mines",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/us-president-trump-us-navy-has-cleared-strait-of-hormuz-mines",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:06:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Trump says US removed all mines from Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-says-us-removed-all-mines-from-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:17:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump says Strait of Hormuz has been demined, warns Iran not to plant more",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-says-strait-of-hormuz-has-been-demined-warns-iran-not-to-plant-3297629",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:34:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Iran offers $10 million to kill Trump's son",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/iran-offers-10-million-to-kill-trumps-son",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:44:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Trump says Strait of Hormuz has been demined, warns Iran not to plant more",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-says-strait-of-hormuz-has-been-demined-warns-iran-not-to-plant",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:46:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Oman, Iran propose temporary shipping lane through Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/oman-iran-propose-temporary-shipping-lane-through-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:57:03.000Z"
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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."
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