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  "id": 710488,
  "title": "Strait of Hormuz remains blocked; claims don't change reality: Iran dismisses Trump's 'total US control' claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/strait-of-hormuz-remains-blocked-claims-dont-change-reality-iran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T22:41:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
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    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/strait-of-hormuz-remains-blocked-claims-dont-change-reality-iran-dismisses-trumps-total-us-control-claims-1.500639152"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Iran has rejected President Donald Trump's claim that the United States has \"total control\" over the Strait of Hormuz, saying the strategic waterway remains blocked and will not be reopened until Tehran's conditions are accepted.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "'I think we'll keep it': Trump says US controls Hormuz, IDF believes blockade 'highly effective'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/i-think-well-keep-it-trump-says-us-controls-hormuz-idf-believes",
        "published": "2026-08-12T17:54:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Trump Claims 'Total Control' over Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-claims-total-control-over-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-12T23:53:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Iran war live: US, Tehran exchange opposing claims over Hormuz control",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/iran-war-live-us-tehran-exchange-opposing-claims-over-hormuz-control",
        "published": "2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Trump Says Us Has 'Total Control' Over Strait Of HormuzÂ",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/world-trump-says-us-has-total-control-over-strait-of-hormuza",
        "published": "2026-08-13T00:10:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "US-Iran peace efforts stall as Hormuz remains closed after fresh shipping attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/us-iran-peace-efforts-stall-as-hormuz-remains-closed-after-fresh",
        "published": "2026-08-13T00:32:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trump says US has ‘total control’ over Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/trump-says-us-has-total-control-over-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-13T01:09:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}