{
  "id": 5157510,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T19:43:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/trump-strait-hormuz-trump-strait-6358466"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump has suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as the Trump Strait, asserting US control over the vital waterway amid ongoing conflict with Iran. The White House has backed the idea, marking the strait as such on a social media map of the Gulf. This is the latest in a series of geographical name changes initiated by Trump, including renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America and the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. However, these changes have not been accepted by the respective countries. The renaming may also serve as a distraction from the Iran war, which has caused oil prices to rise for US consumers ahead of midterm elections. Iran has blocked the strait, cutting off a fifth of the world's oil supply, leading to retaliatory strikes by the US in Jordan, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Iraq.",
  "summary": "Trump suggests renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself as the White House backs the idea online and the Iran war shows no sign of easing.",
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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"
      },
      {
        "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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        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:07:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
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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."
}