'Shoot to kill' order issued by Trump for Iranian boats laying mines

The Defence Department said it seized the oil tanker Majestic X in the Indian Ocean

Tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz (Asghar Besharati/AP)

US President Donald Trump has issued a “shoot to kill” order for Iranian boats laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

He also said that US minesweepers were working “at a tripled-up level” to clear any mines from the waters.