{"id":43442,"date":"2026-08-13T16:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T11:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43442"},"modified":"2026-08-13T16:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T11:34:42","slug":"tehran-says-strait-of-hormuz-under-irans-control-after-trump-threatens-u-s-might-keep-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43442","title":{"rendered":"Tehran says Strait of Hormuz &#8220;under Iran&#8217;s control&#8221; after Trump threatens U.S. might &#8220;keep it&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>More than 30 countries, including France, Britain and Canada, have condemned Iran&#8217;s use of capital punishment, saying in a joint statement that the Islamic republic is executing protesters to &#8220;silence dissent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The countries, joined by the European Union&#8217;s top diplomat, said they &#8220;condemn in the strongest terms the ongoing executions of protesters and use of the death penalty&#8221; by Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The use of capital punishment to silence dissent, intimidate communities, and punish individuals exercising their human rights can never be justified,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;The people of Iran must be free to exercise their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly without fear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Italy, Germany and numerous other European nations were among those calling for Iran &#8220;to immediately end the use of the death penalty and release all those arbitrarily detained.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s foreign minister brushed off the criticism, saying, &#8220;Countries like France should stop lecturing the world about &#8216;human rights&#8217; and international law. 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