{
  "id": 752157,
  "title": "Iran says Strait of Hormuz is under its control, Fars news reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/iran-says-strait-of-hormuz-is-under-its-control-fars-news-reports-752157",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T08:46:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/iran-says-strait-hormuz-under-its-control-fars-news-reports"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "DUBAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The Strait of Hormuz is \"under Iran's control and management\", the head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit, Hossein Taeb, said on Thursday, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. The remarks came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that the U.S. had \"total control\" of the strategic waterway.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}