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  "id": 959923,
  "title": "White House: Trump was joking about declaring Hormuz US territory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/white-house-trump-was-joking-about-declaring-hormuz-us-territory",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T04:50:50.000Z",
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  "summary": "A senior White House official said Trump was joking after his remarks declaring the Strait of Hormuz as American territory raised concerns.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran hits back at Trump, says Strait of Hormuz can't be seized by tweets, election speech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/us-iran-war-news-live-iran-hits-back-at-trump-says-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-15T01:47:46.000Z"
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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."
}