Trump orders Navy to ‘shoot and kill any boat’ laying mines in Hormuz Strait

“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!”

The post shows U.S. ratcheting up tensions with Iran over the vital oil-shipping route, which has been largely choked off since the war began in late February.

Trump has aggressively pushed Tehran to fully reopen the strait as part of a shaky ceasefire, but oil-tanker traffic remains far below normal levels.

The U.S. has imposed a retaliatory naval blockade on Iranian ports in an effort to force Tehran to loosen its grip on the waterway. U.S. Central Command said overnight that it has so far directed 31 ships to turn around or return to port as part of the blockade.

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