{
  "id": 694966,
  "title": "Ex-diplomat: 'No one's in total control of the Strait of Hormuz'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ex-diplomat-no-ones-in-total-control-of-the-strait-of-hormuz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T18:47:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/international/6025513-trump-haass-strait-of-hormuz-control/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former U.S. diplomat Richard Haass said Wednesday that no country is in control of the Strait of Hormuz, contradicting President Trump’s claim that the U.S. is in “total control” of the crucial waterway. “No one's in total control of the Strait of Hormuz,” Haass told host Willie Geist on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe.” But Trump...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}