Trump Threatened to Sink Iranian Vessels That Are Not Yet at the Bottom of the Sea
US President Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iranian ships if they interfere with the American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
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“The Iranian Navy lies at the bottom of the sea, completely destroyed — 158 ships. What we haven’t destroyed is their small number of so-called ‘fast attack craft,’ as we didn’t consider them a serious threat. Warning: if any of these vessels approach our blockade, they will be immediately destroyed using the same elimination system we employ against drug traffickers on boats at sea. This is fast and harsh,” Trump wrote on the Truth Social network.
On April 12, Trump announced that the US would begin a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after the failure of US-Iran negotiations.