Trump's post shows the U.S. ratcheting up tensions with Iran over the strait, which has been largely choked off to oil tanker traffic since the war began.
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he has ordered the U.S. Navy "to shoot and kill any boat" that is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
"There is to be no hesitation," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
The president added that he is orderin... [1553 chars]