Trump orders U.S. military to 'shoot and kill' Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump's post on social media came shortly after the U.S. military seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil, ratcheting up a standoff with Tehran over the strait through which 20% of all crude oil and natural gas traded passes.
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