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“President Donald J. Trump has posted to his Truth Social account stating that he has ordered the U.S. Navy to "shoot and kill any boat" laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz without hesitation. He goes on to say that minesweepers are actively clearing the Strait right now and that he's ordered that activity to triple.”
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On April 23, 2026, President Donald Trump posted a directive on Truth Social ordering the U.S. Navy to use lethal force against any vessels attempting to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz. He also confirmed that U.S. minesweepers are currently active in the area and ordered their operations to be tripled in intensity.
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CNBC provided a detailed report on the Truth Social post, including the specific quotes regarding lethal force and the tripling of minesweeping efforts.
India Today corroborated the specific language used in the President's directive and provided context on the ongoing naval blockade.
The Associated Press report confirmed the breaking news update regarding the President's orders to the U.S. military in the Strait of Hormuz.
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If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY! If for any reason mines were
# Trump threatens ‘hell’ for Iran over Hormuz Strait as deadline approaches. President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026,. United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack civilian infrastructure inside Iran, including bridges and power plants, if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened by his stated deadline of Monday. Trump made the threat in an expletive-laden social media post on Su
## Primary tabs. * View Toggle tabs as a menu. But the apparent publication is a fake, the White House confirmed, and does not show up on the US president's accounts. The alleged screenshot comes as US allies in NATO, the Western political and military alliance, have largely rebuffed Trump's calls to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic. Since US-Israeli strikes killed Iran's supreme leader February 28 and plunged the Middle East into war, Tehran has targeted the energy facilities of
President Trump said he has ordered the U.S. Navy to “shoot and kill any boat” laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. “There is to be no hesitation,” he said
"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
Multiple news reports from CNBC, India Today, and the Associated Press (via WHDH) confirm the contents of the President's Truth Social post. The reports provide the exact quote: "I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat... that is putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. There is to be no hesitation."
Furthermore, the sources corroborate the second part of the claim regarding minesweeping, quoting Trump's instruction that the activity continue at a "tripled up level." These orders come amid a period of high tension and a naval blockade in the region following the start of a conflict in late February 2026.
Source quality: The claim is supported by direct quotes from the President's social media account as reported by multiple independent and reputable international news organizations, including CNBC and the Associated Press.
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