Trump Orders Navy to Shoot Boats Placing Mines in Hormuz Strait

Trump Orders U.S. Navy to 'Shoot and Kill' Any Boat Laying Mines in Strait of Hormuz

The directive landed a day after Iranian soldiers seized two vessels in the crucial waterway.

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

President Trump on Thursday said he ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” any boat caught putting mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as his administration ramps up mine-clearing efforts in the critical waterway. “I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be (Their…

Trump says he ordered Navy to ‘shoot and kill’ Iran mine-laying boats in Strait of Hormuz

The president's announcement followed the War Department confirming the seizure of a sanctioned tanker transporting Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean.

Trump orders Navy to destroy any boats laying mines in Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the Navy to “shoot and kill” any Iranian boats laying naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The move follows Iranian naval forces firing on ships passing through the strait “without the required authorization” after Trump agreed to extend the ceasefire in order to schedule new peace talks mediated…

Trump Orders the US Navy to 'Shoot and Kill' Any Iranian Vessel Laying Mines in the Strait of Hormuz

Trump warns U.S. will ‘shoot and kill’ Iranian mine boats

President Trump warned the Iranian regime not to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz. He also announced a ceasefire in Lebanon would be extended by three weeks. NBC News’ Monica Alba reports.

Live updates: Fragile ceasefire holds as Trump orders shoot-to-kill

A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon holds, as Trump issued a "shoot to kill" order in the Strait of Hormuz.