{
  "id": 963487,
  "title": "U.S. President Donald Trump said he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. territory.\n\nThis is in response to recent attacks on oil tankers near the Strait.\n\nIran dismissed the idea as \"delusional fantasies\".\n\nOn the 21st, Trump told reporters at the White House that he was considering the designation.\n\nHe said it would give the U.S. a lot of leverage in the Middle East.\n\nThe Strait of Hormuz is a vital shipping route for oil.\n\nAbout 20% of the world's oil supply passes through there.\n\nIran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, rejected Trump's comments.\n\nHe said at a news conference in Tehran that such a move would be \"an obvious violation of international law\".\n\nMousavi called Trump's idea \"delusional fantasies\" and \"absurd\".",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/story-963487",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T03:38:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hankyoreh",
    "slug": "hankyoreh",
    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/international/america/1273044.html"
  },
  "original_language": "ko",
  "account": null,
  "summary": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}