The regime in Iran is falling apart.
No, Trump is not a TACO.
(TACO stands for Trump Always Chickens Out)
Trump Orders Navy to Shoot Small Boats Dropping Mines in Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump on Thursday instructed the U.S. Navy to shoot small boats dropping mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump announced the move in a post on Truth Social
“I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be (Their naval ships are ALL, 159 of them, at the bottom of the sea!), that is putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. There is to be no hesitation,” he wrote.
“Additionally, our mine ‘sweepers’ are clearing the Strait right now. I am hereby ordering that activity to continue, but at a tripled up level! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” he added.
Taliban Condemns Iran: ‘Not Fair’ to Bomb Muslim Gulf States
- White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said no deadline has been set by US President Donald Trump for the extension of his ceasefire on Iran, adding that it will be the president’s decision when the truce ends.
Parliament Speaker Alleges ‘Blatant Violation of the Ceasefire’
Iranian leaders insisted on Thursday that they could not allow the free flow of commercial transit in the Strait of Hormuz because the United States has continued to enforce a blockade on Iranian ships using the maritime byway, indicating continued Iranian intransigence hampering attempts at peace talks.
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Here are the latest developments:
- The USS George HW Bush aircraft carrier has arrived in the Middle East, the US military says, bringing the number of the massive US warships operating in the region to three.
- A United States defence official has told our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic that there is no change in the country’s ceasefire status with Iran.
- The US president says a deal with Iran will be made only when it is “appropriate and good” for the United States.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei have pushed back against claims by US President Donald Trump that divisions exist within Iran’s leadership.
- Pope Leo XIV has condemned the killing of protesters in Iran after Trump criticised the Catholic leader last week for not doing so while speaking out against the US-Israel war on Iran.
