{
  "id": 766549,
  "title": "Iran, US make competing claims over control of Strait of Hormuz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/iran-us-make-competing-claims-over-control-of-strait-of-hormuz",
  "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-us-make-competing-claims-over-control-strait-hormuz"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "DUBAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The Strait of Hormuz is \"under Iran's control and management\", the recently appointed head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit said on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States had \"total control\" of the strategic waterway. Hossein Taeb said the U.S. had sought to disrupt what he described as the Islamic Republic's popularity in the region by…",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}