{
  "id": 674763,
  "title": "President Trump says US has \"total control\" of Hormuz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/president-trump-says-us-has-total-control-of-hormuz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T14:55:15.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/president-trump-says-us-has-total-control-of-hormuz-202608121455"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "United States (US) President Donald Trump used a post on Truth Social to declare that the US has \"total control\" over the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday., Trump boasted about the American naval presence near the Persian Gulf, which he described as \"a wall of steel\".",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "'Praise Be To Allah, I Think We'll Keep It': Trump Says US Has Total Control Of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/praise-be-to-allah-i-think-well-keep-it-trump-says-us-has-total",
        "published": "2026-08-12T15:47:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}