Trump: 'Shoot and kill' any Iranian boat that deploys mines in the Strait of Hormuz
April 23, 2026
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as posted by the channelPresident Trump on Thursday said he ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” any boat caught putting mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as his administration ramps up mine-clearing efforts in the critical waterway.
“I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be (Their naval ships are ALL, 159 of them, at the bottom of the sea!), that is putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. There is to be no hesitation,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
#trump #iran #straitofhormuz #ceasefire #congress
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