Trump Orders US Military to Shoot Iranian Boats in Strait of Hormuz, Threatening Oil Control
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Updated · Editorji · Jun 11
Trump Orders US Military to Shoot Iranian Boats in Strait of Hormuz, Threatening Oil Control
3 articles · Updated · Editorji · Jun 11
Summary
Trump told the US military to “shoot and kill” Iranian small boats that he said were choking the Strait of Hormuz, sharply escalating the maritime standoff around one of the world’s key oil routes.
The order came as a fragile US-Iran ceasefire wobbled, with Trump also threatening to take “total control” of Iran’s oil industry and insisting Tehran must accept “no enrichment” of uranium.
Pentagon pressure had already intensified, with the US vowing to blockade Iranian ports “as long as it takes,” while Iran said it had not yet decided whether to join a new round of US peace talks.
The latest threat deepens risks to Gulf shipping and energy flows, extending a conflict that has already spread beyond direct US-Iran exchanges to regional maritime and oil infrastructure.