Trump threatens to 'eliminate' Iran's 'fast attack ships' if they threaten blockade

Following the failed negotiations in Pakistan to end the war, Trump announced that the U.S. Navy would blockade the Strait of Hormuz and intercept ships that had paid a toll to Iran for safe passage.

Published: April 13, 2026 10:40am

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to sink Iran's remaining "fast attack ships" if they attempted to break the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump previously celebrated the sinking of Iran's navy during the course of the war, but stated that he had left the "fast attack ships" unmolested due to perceiving them as too little of a threat to warrant attention.

"Iran’s Navy is laying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated - 158 ships," he posted on Truth Social. "What we have not hit are their small number of, what they call, 'fast attack ships,' because we did not consider them much of a threat. Warning: If any of these ships come anywhere close to our BLOCKADE, they will be immediately ELIMINATED, using the same system of kill that we use against the drug dealers on boats at Sea."

"It is quick and brutal. P.S. 98.2% of Drugs coming into the U.S. by Ocean or Sea have STOPPED! Thank you for your attention to this matter," he added.

Following the failed negotiations in Pakistan to end the war, Trump announced that the U.S. Navy would blockade the Strait of Hormuz and intercept ships that had paid a toll to Iran for safe passage. Ironically, the administration had sought to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as a condition of ending the war.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.

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