Ships are anchored near the shoreline on April 22, 2026 in Bandar Abbas, Iran.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday said he has ordered the U.S. Navy “to shoot and kill any boat” that is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
“There is to be no hesitation,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
The president added that he is ordering U.S. minesweepers to continue clearing the strait “at a tripled up level!”
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