Politics

Trump Calls Hormuz Open as Tehran Keeps It Shut

Tankers idle at the Musandam entrance to the Strait of Hormuz under a hazy sky
TL;DR

Trump declared the strait open and talks dead on the same morning a hull took a projectile, and only one desk carried both.

MSM Perspective

Reuters led with Trump insisting the strait was open while UKMTO filed a projectile strike with a crew casualty.

X Perspective

X treats open as a lie beside a hit hull and trades demining clips against Kpler counts.

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The Wire — August 18