UNITED STATES President Donald Trump said today he has ordered the US military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines to choke traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Mr Trump’s post on social media came shortly after the US military seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil.

“I have ordered the US 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,” Mr Trump posted.

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