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  "id": 713701,
  "title": "Trump Claims 'Total Control' over Strait of Hormuz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-claims-total-control-over-strait-of-hormuz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T23:53:17.000Z",
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "[International] : U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed \"total control\" over the Strait of Hormuz and said Washington will likely maintain it, in an apparent war of nerves amid ongoing talks between Iran and mediators on reopening the waterway. Trump posted on Truth Social Wednesday that the existing U.S. naval blockade ... [more...]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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": "Gulf News",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-12T22:41:37.000Z"
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      {
        "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."
}