Trump ordered the Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats that harassed United States ships
Entities and roles
- April 2020 Iranian gunboat threatconditional maritime-force direction
- Donald J. Trumppresident issuing the direction
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpdirected Navy destruction of harassing Iranian gunboatsApril 2020 Iranian gunboat threat
Claims and evidence
- factreported
Trump said he instructed the Navy to shoot down and destroy Iranian gunboats if they harassed United States ships at sea.
Corrects claim:iranian-gunboats-destroy-threat- Reuters: Trump instructs U.S. Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats if they harass U.S. shipsOpening paragraphs and quoted presidential post