{
  "id": 676180,
  "title": "Trump says US will keep 'total control' of Strait of Hormuz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-says-us-will-keep-total-control-of-strait-of-hormuz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T14:57:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-says-us-will-keep-total-control-strait-hormuz"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Trump says US will keep 'total control' of Strait of Hormuz President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States is in control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz and will \"keep it.\" \"The U.S.A. has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT!\" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. \"Our Naval Blockade is being called, by everyone, 'A WALL OF STEEL,' and there is…",
  "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."
}