{"id":34658,"date":"2026-05-04T16:28:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=34658"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:28:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:28:48","slug":"trumps-hormuz-protection-seeks-pretext-for-escalation-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=34658","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Hormuz \u2018protection\u2019 seeks \u2018pretext for escalation\u2019: Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Representational-Image-10-2026-04-9b4ab6032c1d77f50ae6f6289922edcf.jpg?fit=1024%2C578&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p>Iranian officials warned Sunday that US President Donald Trump\u2019s newly announced plan to help \u201cguide\u201d stranded ships out of the Strait of Hormuz is an attempted provocation aimed at justifying additional military action against the Middle Eastern country. 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