Trump orders US Navy to destroy mine-laying vessels in Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump said he has instructed the United States Navy to engage and destroy any vessels involved in laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring a zero-tolerance approach to threats against maritime security in the strategic waterway. The directive was announced in a post on Truth Social.

“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. Additionally, our mine ‘sweepers’ are clearing the Strait right now. I am hereby ordering that activity to continue, but at a tripled up level!” Trump wrote.