{
  "id": 5180744,
  "title": "‘Rise up and fight’: Trump challenges Iranians as he claims US has ‘almost total control’ of Hormuz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/rise-up-and-fight-trump-challenges-iranians-as-he-claims-us-has",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T21:46:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/rise-up-and-fight-trump-challenges-iranians-as-he-claims-us-has-almost-total-control-of-hormuz-11788385015976.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States now has \"almost total control\" of the Strait of Hormuz, while stating that Iran's economy is \"totally collapsing\" amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran. In a post on Truth Social, Trump rejected reports that he was trying to force Iran back to the negotiating table, saying he was satisfied with the current US position and preferred the situation with the US having \"almost total control of the Hormuz Strait\" and Iran's economy \"totally collapsing.\" The comments mark a sharp escalation in Trump's rhetoric toward Tehran, combining claims of US control over the strategic waterway with pressure on Iran's domestic leadership.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}