{"id":73605,"date":"2026-04-03T06:03:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-says-opening-the-strait-of-hormuz-should-be-easy-will-it\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T06:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:03:32","slug":"trump-says-opening-the-strait-of-hormuz-should-be-easy-will-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-says-opening-the-strait-of-hormuz-should-be-easy-will-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says Opening the Strait of Hormuz \u2018Should Be Easy.\u2019 Will It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     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