US President Donald Trump earlier ordered the US Navy to "shoot and kill" any boats laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump is ratcheting up pressure on Iran to reopen the crucial sea passage. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Mr Trump is ratcheting up pressure on Iran to reopen the crucial sea passage. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Tensions over the Strait of Hormuz continue as the US president increases threats. Iranian leaders have said there can be no peace talks while the US blockade of Iranian ports continues. DW has the latest.

The Washington Post reported on April 22 that the Pentagon shared the six-month estimate. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Trump claimed he ordered the US Navy to ‘shoot and kill’ Iran’s mine-laying vessels attempting to obstruct trade through the Strait of Hormuz — in another apparent blow to the...

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Donald Trump said that US minesweeping operations are already under way in the Strait of Hormuz and instructed that those efforts be intensified.

The Pentagon's assessment points to potentially long-lasting economic consequences, as the critical trade artery carried a fifth of the world's oil during peacetime.

The Pentagon's assessment points to potentially long-lasting economic consequences, as the critical trade artery carried a fifth of the world's oil during peacetime.

The move comes a day after Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guards attacked three cargo ships in the strait, capturing two of them.

U.S. President Donald Trump, in a morning social media post, ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” Iranian small boats choking the Strait of Hormuz. Trump also said the military is intensifying its mine-clearing efforts in the critical waterway. “I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats […]

US Defense Department calls Washington Post report, based on classified briefing to lawmakers, 'dishonest journalism'; Iran claims it has banked first tolls from shipping in strait

President Trump said Thursday that the U.S. Navy will "shoot and kill" any boat that lays mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway at the heart of his conflict with Iran.

US lawmakers have been briefed on an intelligence assessment suggesting the Strait of Hormuz could take months to fully reopen after the conflict with Iran, raising concerns about global trade...