{
  "id": 685902,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T16:50:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/08/1509984/trump-says-us-will-keep-hormuz-strait-control"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that the United States holds total control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz and intends to maintain this control. The U.S. has a \"Wall of Steel\" naval blockade, which Iran cannot overcome, according to Trump. Iran claims to effectively control the waterway and plans to introduce a toll system in response to the US war that began on February 28. Following the war, US and Israeli forces have conducted extensive bombings of Iran's military and targeted the country's leadership. Despite the war, Iran has continued attacking US bases in the region, Israel, and Gulf countries allied with the US, primarily through strikes on shipping in Hormuz. This has significantly disrupted the trade route, causing global economic concerns. Recognizing the war's stagnation, Trump has opted to focus on blockading Iranian ports in a more subdued manner. He told Axios that the US is \"just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money.\"",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States is in control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz and will “keep it.”",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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": "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."
}