{
  "id": 628909,
  "title": "US-Iran war: Hormuz remains closed as talks continue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/us-iran-war-hormuz-remains-closed-as-talks-continue",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T03:01:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/us-iran-war-hormuz-remains-closed-as-talks-continue-1.500638033"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Trump says US has ‘total’ control of Hormuz as Iran standoff continues President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States has “total” control of the Strait of Hormuz, as Washington and Tehran remained at an impasse over conditions for reopening the vital waterway. “Iran is going fine, doing just absolutely fine. We totally control the Strait of Hormuz, we have control over it. Nobody…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Oil prices continue to rise as Strait of Hormuz remains effectively shut",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/oil-prices-continue-to-rise-as-strait-of-hormuz-remains-effectively",
        "published": "2026-08-12T05:13:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}