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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T13:41:08.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nPresident Donald Trump on Thursday vowed the United States would destroy any vessel laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as he ratchets up pressure on Iran to reopen the crucial sea passage.\n\n\"I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be... that is putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz,\" Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.\n\n\"There is to be no hesitation. Additionally, our mine 'sweepers' are clearing the Strait right now.\"__\n\nIran has pledged it will keep the strategic strait closed to all but a trickle of approved vessels for as long as the United States blockades its ports, brushing off Trump's demands.\n\nPeace talks in Islamabad remain stalled, with Iran not confirming its participation and the stand-off battering the world economy.\n\n\"Iran is having a very hard time figuring out who their leader is!\" Trump added Thursday.\n\nHe claimed the United States had \"total control\" over Hormuz and would only reopen it when Iran agreed to a peace deal.\n\nThe Strait of Hormuz, located between Oman and Iran, is one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints, through which a significant share of global oil and gas shipments pass.\n\n### US conducts maritime boarding in Indian Ocean\n\nSeparately, the U.S. Defense Department said its forces boarded a vessel in the Indian Ocean transporting Iranian oil, part of what Washington described as ongoing maritime enforcement operations.\n\nThe Pentagon said the operation involved U.S. personnel rappelling from helicopters onto the deck of a tanker identified as M/T _Majestic X_ , which was described as a sanctioned, stateless vessel.\n\nThe Defense Department said it would “continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate.”\n\n### Iran tensions over shipping route\n\nThe developments come as tensions persist over the Strait of Hormuz, with Iranian officials signaling continued restrictions on maritime traffic. A senior Iranian official said the country had begun collecting toll revenues from ships passing through the strait.\n\nIranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said reopening the waterway “is not possible” while what he described as a blockade remains in place.\n\nThe Strait of Hormuz typically carries about one-fifth of global oil and gas flows.\n\n### Global economic impact and stalled talks\n\nDisruptions linked to the standoff have contributed to rising oil prices and flight cancellations by fuel-dependent airlines. European business activity also weakened, according to a closely watched purchasing managers’ index.\n\nNegotiations between the United States and Iran remain uncertain. While Trump has suggested talks could resume soon, Iran has not confirmed participation.\n\nMeanwhile, maritime security monitors reported multiple incidents involving commercial vessels in the strait, and the U.S. military said it has directed several ships to turn back under enforcement operations.",
  "title": "Trump orders US Navy to destroy boats laying mines in Strait of Hormuz"
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