{"id":323495,"date":"2026-04-23T21:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=323495"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:34:26","slug":"donald-trump-issues-shoot-to-kill-order-for-iranian-boats-laying-mines-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/donald-trump-issues-shoot-to-kill-order-for-iranian-boats-laying-mines-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump issues &#8216;shoot to kill&#8217; order for Iranian boats laying mines | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>Many ship captains are petrified of hitting mines within the Strait of Hormuz (Picture: REUTERS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Donald Trump has issued a \u2018shoot to kill\u2019 order against Iranian boats laying mines within the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on Truth Social, the US President said he had instructed the US Navy to focus on any boat that&#8217;s putting mines within the blockaded waterway.<\/p>\n<p>He also announced that American minesweepers were clearing the Strait, which has been effectively shut off to maritime traffic for the reason that start of the US and Israeli war with Iran in February.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I even have ordered america Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they might be (their naval ships are all, 159 of them, at the underside of the ocean!), that&#8217;s putting mines within the waters of the Strait of Hormuz,\u2019 he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There&#8217;s to be no hesitation. Moreover, our \u2018mine sweepers\u2019 are clearing the Strait immediately.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.metro.co.uk\/i\/html_modules\/2026\/04_APR\/260413_STRAIT_HORMUZ_BLOCKADE_MAP_ONLINE\/index.html\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" class=\"metro-iframe iframe-autoheight \" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" name=\"69ea3c0115f4a\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tJoin for all of the most recent stories\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>Start your day informed with Metro&#8217;s <strong>News Updates<\/strong> newsletter or get <strong>Breaking News <\/strong>alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The order got here hours after the US military had seized one other tanker related to smuggling Iranian oil within the Indian Ocean. <\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Iran attacked three cargo ships within the\u00a0Strait\u00a0of\u00a0Hormuz, capturing two\u00a0of\u00a0them.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s harsh rhetoric against ships within the Strait marks a change in attitude after the firing of his Navy Chief this week. <\/p>\n<p>US Navy Secretary John Phelan is the most recent high-ranking military leader to go away the administration in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Pentagon announced that US Navy Secretary John Phelan is departing from the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>In accordance with Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell, this departure will take effect \u2018immediately\u2019. 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