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  "id": 914123,
  "title": "Trump threatens to declare strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/trump-threatens-to-declare-strait-of-hormuz-territory-of-the-united",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T21:38:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/14/trump-threat-strait-hormuz-us-territory"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Seriousness of remark made in New York on Friday, and whether it signaled new policy position, not clear Donald Trump has threatened to declare the strait of Hormuz as “a territory of the United States” as his administration struggles to conclude the war with Iran. During a speech at a police academy on Long Island, New York, on Friday, the US president said he would “pretty soon” designate the…",
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        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Trump says he will soon declare Strait of Hormuz US territory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/trump-says-he-will-soon-declare-strait-of-hormuz-us-territory-911344",
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        "title": "Trump says he will soon declare Strait of Hormuz US territory",
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        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Donald Trump to declare Hormuz US territory 'soon'",
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        "published": "2026-08-14T22:14:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Araghchi says talks with Oman about Strait of Hormuz ‘may reach conclusion soon’",
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        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Trump Says He Will Declare Strait Of Hormuz US Territory",
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Iran war live: Trump vows to make Hormuz US territory ‘pretty soon’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/iran-war-live-trump-vows-to-make-hormuz-us-territory-pretty-soon",
        "published": "2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Trump says he will soon declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/trump-says-he-will-soon-declare-strait-of-hormuz-a-us-territory",
        "published": "2026-08-15T01:15:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Donald Trump says will declare Strait of Hormuz ‘US territory’, Iran hits back",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/donald-trump-says-will-declare-strait-of-hormuz-us-territory-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-15T01:23:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SBS News",
        "title": "Strait of Hormuz grinds to a halt as US threatens Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/strait-of-hormuz-grinds-to-a-halt-as-us-threatens-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-15T03:24:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Iran war latest: Adnoc vessel attacked while transiting Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/iran-war-latest-adnoc-vessel-attacked-while-transiting-strait-of",
        "published": "2026-08-15T03:52:45.000Z"
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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."
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