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  "id": 929033,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T01:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/world/126194/trump-says-he-will-soon-declare-strait-of-hormuz-a-us-territory"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump said he would \"soon\" declare the Strait of Hormuz part of United States territory after defeating Iran. According to The Korea Times, Trump made the remarks during a visit to a police academy in Garden City, New York, asserting America's control of the crucial waterway through its naval blockade.\n\nThe Strait of Hormuz is a key shipping route for oil, natural gas, and other commodities, with one out of every five barrels of the world's oil exports passing through it before the US and Israel launched a war on February 28, as reported by Free Malaysia Today and Channel News Asia. Iran's deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the strait would be opened and closed only under Iran's command, and that Iran would continue to enforce a blockade, as reported by Channel News Asia and Free Malaysia Today.\n\nIran has called on the US to accept defeat, while Trump has blasted Iran as \"evil\" and urged Americans to brace for continued high fuel prices, according to Al-Monitor and Free Malaysia Today. The comments suggest the warring parties remain far apart, with progress towards peace talks and oil tanker traffic through the strait halted.",
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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",
        "published": "2026-08-14T20:10:09.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "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",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "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",
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        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Donald Trump to declare Hormuz US territory 'soon'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/donald-trump-to-declare-hormuz-us-territory-soon",
        "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’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/araghchi-says-talks-with-oman-about-strait-of-hormuz-may-reach",
        "published": "2026-08-14T22:50:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Trump Says He Will Declare Strait Of Hormuz US Territory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/world-trump-says-he-will-declare-strait-of-hormuz-us-territory",
        "published": "2026-08-14T22:50:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "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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