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  "id": 674230,
  "title": "As Strait of Hormuz transit drops, Trump again says US has ‘control’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/as-strait-of-hormuz-transit-drops-trump-again-says-us-has-control",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T15:07:41.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/12/as-strait-of-hormuz-transit-drops-trump-again-says-us-has-control?traffic_source=rss"
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  "summary": "Just eight vessels crossed strait on Tuesday, down from 130 to 140 prior to the war as peace talks stall.",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Gulf states scramble for an alternative to Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/gulf-states-scramble-for-an-alternative-to-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-12T13:35:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Trump teases keeping Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-teases-keeping-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-12T14:48:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump says US will 'keep' Hormuz strait control",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-says-us-will-keep-hormuz-strait-control",
        "published": "2026-08-12T15:23:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trump says US will ‘keep’ Hormuz strait control",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-says-us-will-keep-hormuz-strait-control-676545",
        "published": "2026-08-12T15:34:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Trump says US will 'keep' Hormuz strait control",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-says-us-will-keep-hormuz-strait-control-678207",
        "published": "2026-08-12T16:27:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Trump says US will 'keep' Hormuz strait control",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-says-us-will-keep-hormuz-strait-control-685902",
        "published": "2026-08-12T16:50:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "US will keep Strait of Hormuz control — Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/us-will-keep-strait-of-hormuz-control-trump",
        "published": "2026-08-12T17:37:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Iranian Revolutionary Guard asserts control over Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/iranian-revolutionary-guard-asserts-control-over-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-12T17:53:17.000Z"
      }
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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."
}