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Trump orders Navy to “shoot and kill” boats laying mines in Hormuz and triple minesweeping
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Trump posted that he had ordered the U.S. Navy to “shoot and kill” any boat, however small, putting mines in the Strait of Hormuz with “no hesitation,” and ordered minesweeping to continue at a “tripled up level.” Hegseth said any new Iranian mine laying would violate the ceasefire.
Why it matters
The order set rules of engagement for IRGC small boats, the force Iran has used to enforce its Hormuz closure.
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