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

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US President Donald Trump issued orders Thursday for the Navy to use lethal force against boats suspected of laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil transit route. Trump stated Navy should shoot without hesitation and expand mine-sweeping operations threefold. The directive marks escalating maritime tensions amid Iran-linked confrontations and Western naval operations in the strategically vital waterway.

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