War: ‘Any ship coming close to US blockade will be blown up’ – Trump warns
World News War: ‘Any ship coming close to US blockade will be blown up’ – Trump warns Published on April 13, 2026 By John Owen Nwachukwu googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); President Donald Trump has declared that vessels approaching the United States blockade of Iran’s ports will be ‘eliminated’. Trump stated that he has ‘obliterated’ 158 Iranian ships as part of the US blockade along the Iranian coastline. “Iran’s navy is resting at the bottom of the sea,” he posted on the social media platform Truth Social. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); He mentioned that the only vessels they have not targeted are Iran’s ‘fast attack ships’, as they are not deemed ‘much of a threat’ to the US blockade. He warned that these ships could be taken down using the same ‘system of kill’ employed against ‘drug dealers on boats’. “Warning: If any of these ships approach our blockade, they will be swiftly eliminated, utilizing the same system of kill that we apply to drug dealers on boats at sea. It is rapid and ruthless,” he wrote, emphasizing the terms ‘blockade’ and ‘eliminated’. He concluded with, “P.S. 98.2% of drugs entering the U.S. by ocean or sea have ceased! Thank you for your attention to this issue.” Don't Miss US vs Iran: I have no fear for Trump’s administration – Pope Leo XIV You may like US vs Iran: I have no fear for Trump’s administration – Pope Leo XIV War: US, Israel ground Iran’s aircraft War: ‘You’ll be trapped in deadly vortex’ – Iran warns as US moves to block Strait of Hormuz UK declines role in Trump’s Hormuz blockade plan Trump administration hails Nigeria’s mass conviction of 386 Islamist militants Trump orders Strait of Hormuz blockade after Iran talks fail