Trump Orders Navy to ‘Shoot and Kill’ Iranian Mine-Laying Boats in Strait of Hormuz
- Navy to "shoot and kill" any Iranian boats laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, intensifying the maritime standoff that has effectively shut down a crucial global trade...
- Forces boarding the Guinea-flagged oil tanker Majestic X in the Indian Ocean, which was seized for allegedly transporting oil from Iran.
- Would intensify its efforts to clear mines that have helped choke off global shipping.
President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to “shoot and kill” any Iranian boats laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, intensifying the maritime standoff that has effectively shut down a crucial global trade route.
The Pentagon released video showing U.S. Forces boarding the Guinea-flagged oil tanker Majestic X in the Indian Ocean, which was seized for allegedly transporting oil from Iran. This action follows Tehran’s seizure of several cargo ships and its assertion that the U.S. Naval blockade remains the primary obstacle to new peace talks.
The U.S. Would intensify its efforts to clear mines that have helped choke off global shipping.
President Donald Trump
The waterway would stay ‘sealed up tight’ until Iran made a deal.
President Donald Trump
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf dismissed Trump’s comments about internal divisions, stating that Iran “will make the aggressor regret” its actions amid ongoing confusion over leadership visibility since recent appointments.
Representatives from Israel and Lebanon are scheduled to hold talks at the White House today as part of a 10-day ceasefire set to expire on Sunday. Trump announced on Truth Social that this ceasefire will be extended by three weeks, shortly before Hezbollah launched rockets at northern Israel that the Israel Defense Forces said they intercepted.
Iran’s forensics chief reported nearly 3,400 deaths in the country since U.S.-Israeli strikes began on February 28, 2026. More than 2,200 people have been killed in Lebanon, 32 in Gulf states, and 23 in Israel, with 13 U.S. Service members killed and two more dying of noncombat causes.