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  "id": 888428,
  "title": "U.S. and Iran in \"deadlock\" as both claim control of Stait of Hormuz, expert says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/u-s-and-iran-in-deadlock-as-both-claim-control-of-stait-of-hormuz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T16:13:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/us-and-iran-in-deadlock-strait-of-hormuz-expert-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iran and the U.S. are sending out contrasting messages about the future of the Strait of Hormuz. Mona Yacoubian of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies weighs in.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 11,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Iran formalises Strait of Hormuz control as US struggles to sustain war it launched with Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/iran-formalises-strait-of-hormuz-control-as-us-struggles-to-sustain",
        "published": "2026-08-14T12:01:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Two UAE oil tankers attacked in Strait of Hormuz as US warns Iran of more pressure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/two-uae-oil-tankers-attacked-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-us-warns-iran-of",
        "published": "2026-08-14T14:33:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Iran approves strategic plan for Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/iran-approves-strategic-plan-for-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-14T15:42:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Canada sanctions five Iranian officials over blockade of Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/canada-sanctions-five-iranian-officials-over-blockade-of-strait-of",
        "published": "2026-08-14T18:17:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Canada announces new sanctions on Iranian officials over Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/canada-announces-new-sanctions-on-iranian-officials-over-strait-of",
        "published": "2026-08-14T18:39:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Canada imposes sanctions on five Iranian officials over Strait of Hormuz navigation threats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/canada-imposes-sanctions-on-five-iranian-officials-over-strait-of",
        "published": "2026-08-14T19:52:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz U.S. territory 'pretty soon'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/trump-says-he-will-declare-strait-of-hormuz-u-s-territory-pretty-soon",
        "published": "2026-08-14T20:28:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump says will 'soon' declare Hormuz strait US territory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/trump-says-will-soon-declare-hormuz-strait-us-territory",
        "published": "2026-08-14T20:43:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Trump says he’ll soon declare Strait of Hormuz to be US territory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/trump-says-hell-soon-declare-strait-of-hormuz-to-be-us-territory",
        "published": "2026-08-14T21:02:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trump says will ‘soon’ declare Hormuz strait US territory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/trump-says-will-soon-declare-hormuz-strait-us-territory-915421",
        "published": "2026-08-14T21:55:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}