{
  "id": 626831,
  "title": "US in ‘total control’ of Strait of Hormuz, Trump says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/us-in-total-control-of-strait-of-hormuz-trump-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T02:14:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-total-control-strait-hormuz-trump-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US in ‘total control’ of Strait of Hormuz, Trump says US President Donald Trump told reporters that he does not \"trust Iran\", and further claimed that the US has full control over the vital Strait of Hormuz. He said that the current situation with Tehran is \"going fine – going just absolutely fine.\" \"We totally control the Strait of Hormuz. We have control over it; nobody else, only us,\" Trump…",
  "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."
}