{
  "id": 678207,
  "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",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-12T16:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260813/trump-says-us-will-keep-hormuz-strait-control"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that the United States maintains control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz and intends to retain it, according to a post on his Truth Social platform. He stated, \"We have total control over the Hormuz Strait right now. They don t have control. We have total control. We own it.\" The administration has consistently asserted control over the vital waterway, which is essential for energy and commodity shipping through the Middle East. Iran, however, contends that it effectively manages much of the strait and plans to introduce a toll system in response to the ongoing US war that began on February 28. Trump emphasized during a press conference that the United States has \"total control\" over the strait, dismissing Iran's claim of control. The conflict between the US and Iran has involved extensive airstrikes on Iranian military targets and the loss of key Iranian officials, all in pursuit of objectives such as pressuring Tehran to abandon its nuclear program and potentially effecting regime change.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — 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 nothing Iran can do about it.\" Trump has repeatedly…",
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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"
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-12T15:07:41.000Z"
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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"
      },
      {
        "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-679067",
        "published": "2026-08-12T16:42:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}