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Trump instructs U.S. Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats if they harass U.S. ships

This authoritative-secondary source from Reuters supports 1 claim across 1 ledger entry.

Publisher
Reuters
Published
2020-04-22
Accessed
2026-09-03
Source quality
authoritative-secondary

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    Trump said he instructed the Navy to shoot down and destroy Iranian gunboats if they harassed United States ships at sea.

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    Trump ordered the Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats that harassed United States ships · Explicit conditional threat or order; no resulting strike is claimed in this entry. · reviewed 2026-09-03