Trump Orders Navy to Shoot Small Boats Dropping Mines in Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the US Navy to fire on small boats dropping mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump announced the decision in an article on Truth Social
“I have ordered the US Navy to shoot and kill any boat, no matter how small (their warships are ALL, 159 of them, on the bottom of the sea!), that lays mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. There must be no hesitation,” he wrote.
“In addition, our minesweepers are currently clearing the strait. I hereby order that this activity continue, but at a triple level! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” he added.
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Trump’s order comes days after he announced an extension of the ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday, after Vice President JD Vance’s planned trip to Islamabad for peace talks failed to materialize as the original two-week ceasefire deadline approached:
Based on the fact that the Iranian government is seriously fractured, this is not surprising and, at the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan, we have been asked to maintain our attack on the country of Iran until their leaders and representatives can present a unified proposal. I have therefore ordered our military to continue the blockade and in all other respects to remain ready and able, and I will therefore extend the ceasefire until their proposal is submitted and the discussions are concluded, one way or another. President DONALD J. TRUMP
After anonymous reports suggested the president was considering a three- to five-day extension, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday afternoon that Trump had “not set a firm deadline for receiving an Iranian proposal.”
