{
  "id": 679067,
  "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",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-12T16:42:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260813/trump-says-us-will-keep-hormuz-strait-control"
  },
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  "account": "President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that the United States maintains control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz and intends to keep it. The nation possesses total command over the Hormuz Strait, according to Trump, who expressed this sentiment on his Truth Social platform. The US naval blockade has been likened to a \"wall of steel\" by observers, and Iran appears powerless to counteract this situation. Throughout his presidency, Trump has consistently maintained that the US exerts control over the strait, which is crucial for the passage of energy and other goods shipments through the Middle East. However, Iran contends that it effectively manages the majority of the waterway and is poised to implement a toll system in response to the US military campaign that commenced on February 28. In a press conference on Tuesday, Trump reiterated, \"We have total control over the Hormuz Strait right now. They don't have control. We have total control. We own it.\" The US and Israeli forces have launched extensive airstrikes on Iran's military and executed numerous strikes on the country's leadership in the ongoing six-month conflict, which initially aimed to compel Tehran to relinquish its nuclear power ambitions and bring about a 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"
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      {
        "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-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."
}