{
  "id": 875002,
  "title": "Anthony Anderson Isn’t Sure Who to Believe About Strait of Hormuz: ‘Authoritarian Psychopaths or the Iranians’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/anthony-anderson-isnt-sure-who-to-believe-about-strait-of-hormuz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T13:59:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/anthony-anderson-trump-strait-of-hormuz-jimmy-kimmel-monologue-joke/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During his farewell monologue as guest host of \"Jimmy Kimmel Live!\" Anthony Anderson expressed confusion over who truly controls the Strait of Hormuz. The US and Iran are both claiming ownership, leaving Anderson uncertain who to trust. Earlier in the segment, he congratulated a recent Powerball winner and shared some relationship advice, before shifting his focus to President Trump. Trump had claimed the U.S. had full control of the Strait of Hormuz on Truth Social, but Iran contradicted this statement, declaring the waterway now falls under Iranian control. Anderson highlighted the discrepancy, saying he couldn't decide between \"authoritarian psychopaths\" or the Iranians. After discussing a suspicious device shut down streets in D.C., it was revealed to be a sex toy, prompting Anderson to joke about its \"weapon of mas…turbation\" label.",
  "summary": "The \"Black-ish\" star closed out his week of guest hosting \"Jimmy Kimmel Live!\" on Thursday The post Anthony Anderson Isn’t Sure Who to Believe About Strait of Hormuz: ‘Authoritarian Psychopaths or the Iranians’ appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [
    "Anthony Anderson unsure who controls Strait of Hormuz",
    "US claims full control, Iran says otherwise",
    "Anderson likens situation to 'authoritarian psychopaths'"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}