WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Thursday (Apr 23) stated he had ordered the US Navy “to shoot and kill any boat” that’s laying mines within the Strait of Hormuz, and that US minesweepers had been working “at a tripled-up stage” to clear any mines from the waters.
“I’ve ordered the US Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats although they could be … that’s placing mines within the waters of the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump posted, including that every one of Iran’s naval ships had been on the backside of the ocean.
“There’s to be no hesitation. Moreover, our mine ‘sweepers’ are clearing the Strait proper now.”
Trump additionally stated, with out offering any proof, that the US had “whole management” over the strait.
“No ship can enter or go away with out the approval of the USA Navy. It’s ‘Sealed up Tight,’ till such time as Iran is ready to make a DEAL!!!,” he wrote.
