{
  "id": 5144309,
  "title": "Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as 'Trump Strait'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-floats-renaming-strait-of-hormuz-as-trump-strait-5144309",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T18:07:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/trump-floats-renaming-strait-of-hormuz-as-trump-strait-1.500661082"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump proposed renaming the Strait of Hormuz to Trump Strait, claiming US dominance over the critical waterway amidst ongoing conflict with Iran. This latest attempt at geographical renaming follows a pattern of similar alterations by Trump, including Lake Ontario as Lake America and the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. Trump suggested the moniker during a social media post, claiming the name would be hotter than ever before. The White House later published a map of the Gulf with the strait marked as Trump Strait. Despite the ongoing six-month-long war with Iran, which has effectively blocked the strait, Trump's proposal has been met with dismissal by Iran, which maintains control over the waterway. The suggestion appears to be an attempt to distract from the conflict and the resulting spike in oil prices ahead of the November midterm elections.",
  "summary": "Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz 'Trump Strait'",
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      {
        "outlet": "Saudi Gazette",
        "title": "Two Filipino seafarers die aboard Saudi vessel in Strait of Hormuz security incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/two-filipino-seafarers-die-aboard-saudi-vessel-in-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-09-02T09:59:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "New pipelines will not make Strait of Hormuz ‘worthless’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/new-pipelines-will-not-make-strait-of-hormuz-worthless",
        "published": "2026-09-02T14:08:36.000Z"
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        "title": "Two oil tankers catch fire in Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/two-oil-tankers-catch-fire-in-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-09-02T14:52:58.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Two Filipino sailors killed in Strait of Hormuz attack on Saudi vessel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/two-filipino-sailors-killed-in-strait-of-hormuz-attack-on-saudi-vessel",
        "published": "2026-09-02T15:06:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz 'Trump Strait'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-suggests-renaming-strait-of-hormuz-trump-strait-5121712",
        "published": "2026-09-02T15:37:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Two injured in oil tanker attack in Strait of Hormuz, UK maritime agency says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/two-injured-in-oil-tanker-attack-in-strait-of-hormuz-uk-maritime",
        "published": "2026-09-02T15:45:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz after himself",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-floats-renaming-strait-of-hormuz-after-himself",
        "published": "2026-09-02T16:03:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz 'Trump Strait'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-suggests-renaming-strait-of-hormuz-trump-strait",
        "published": "2026-09-02T16:05:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as 'Trump Strait'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-floats-renaming-strait-of-hormuz-as-trump-strait",
        "published": "2026-09-02T16:32:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Iran war: Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as ‘Trump Strait’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/iran-war-trump-floats-renaming-strait-of-hormuz-as-trump-strait",
        "published": "2026-09-02T16:41:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as 'Trump Strait'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-floats-renaming-strait-of-hormuz-as-trump-strait-5142451",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:30:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as 'Trump Strait'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/trump-floats-renaming-strait-of-hormuz-as-trump-strait-5157510",
        "published": "2026-09-02T19:43:07.000Z"
      }
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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."
}