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@🇮🇷LiveIranNews🇮🇱: ⚡🇺🇸🦀Complete Control of the Strait of Hormuz in America's Hands/President Trump announced that the Strait of Hormuz is under complete control of the United States and will remain closed until an ag

President Trump announced that the United States has taken complete control of the Strait of Hormuz and will keep it closed until an agreement is reached with the Islamic Republic regime, prohibiting any ship from passing through without U.S. Navy approval. He also highlighted internal power struggles within the Iranian government between hardliners and a so-called moderate faction.

Apr 23, 2026

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@🇮🇷LiveIranNews🇮🇱: ⚡🇺🇸🦀President Trump Issues Shoot-on-Sight Order in the Strait of Hormuz/Donald Trump, President of the United States, announced that he has ordered the U.S. Navy to immediately target and destroy a

On January 15, 2026, President Donald Trump of the United States ordered the U.S. Navy to target and destroy any vessel attempting to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz, aimed at safeguarding the strategic waterway from threats by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Apr 23, 2026

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@Open Source Intel: Macron: "We support extending the ceasefire in Lebanon and call for a permanent peace that respects Lebanon's unity and sovereignty."

French President Emmanuel Macron called for extending the ceasefire in Lebanon and emphasized the need for a permanent peace that respects Lebanon's unity and sovereignty.

Apr 23, 2026

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@Eli Afriat 🇮🇱: New York Times report on Mojtaba Khamenei's condition: • Iranian President Fazhakian, a heart surgeon by training, is treating him. • One of Mojtaba's legs has been operated on three times and he is

New York Times reports that Iranian President Fazhakian, a heart surgeon, is treating Mojtaba Khamenei, who has undergone multiple surgeries on his leg and hand, and is awaiting a prosthesis for his leg and plastic surgery for facial burns.

Apr 23, 2026

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@Visegrád 24: Trump on the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz "No ship can enter or leave without the approval of the United States Navy. It is “Sealed up Tight,” until such time as Iran is able to make a DEAL!!!

President Trump announced that the United States Navy has implemented a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, allowing no ships to enter or leave without U.S. approval, stating it will remain in place until Iran makes a deal.

Apr 23, 2026

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@Open Source Intel: Trump: “Iran is having a very hard time figuring out who their leader is! They just don't know! The infighting is between the "Hardliners," who have been losing BADLY on the battlefield, and the "Mode

President Donald J. Trump stated that Iran is experiencing internal conflict between hardliners and moderates, with the hardliners suffering battlefield losses. He also declared that the United States has complete control over the Strait of Hormuz, allowing no ships to pass without U.S. Navy approval.

Apr 23, 2026

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@RadioFarda‌|‌راديو فردا: Donald Trump, President of the United States, announced on Thursday that he had ordered the country's military forces to target and destroy all Iranian minelaying boats in the Strait of Hormuz. In a

On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the country's military to target and destroy all Iranian minelaying boats in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a post on his social media platform Truth Social. The U.S. Department of Defense later clarified that a Washington Post report suggesting it could take six months to clear the strait of mines was "selective and incorrect."

Apr 23, 2026

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@Shin: President Trump @POTUS: "I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be (Their naval ships are ALL, 159 of them, at the bottom of the sea!), that is p

President Trump ordered the U.S. Navy to shoot and destroy any boats attempting to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz, instructing mine-sweeping operations to triple their efforts.

Apr 23, 2026

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@اتاق خبر منوتو: Donald Trump on Truth Social: I have ordered the United States Navy to target and destroy every boat, even small boats, that are laying mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz (all of their naval

On Truth Social, former U.S. President Donald Trump announced orders for the U.S. Navy to target and destroy any boats, including small ones, involved in laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, stating that all 159 Iranian naval vessels have been sunk. He also directed an intensification of mine-clearing operations in the strait.

Apr 23, 2026

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@ايران اينترنشنال: Donald Trump, President of the United States, wrote on Truth Social: "I have ordered the Navy to target and destroy any boat that lays mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz, and they should not

President Donald Trump of the United States announced on Truth Social that he has ordered the U.S. Navy to destroy any boats laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing that the military should not hesitate in executing this directive. Additionally, he stated that American minesweepers are intensifying their efforts to clear the strait of mines at a rate three times greater than before.

Apr 23, 2026

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@WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧: Mojtaba Khamenei Irans leader is still in hiding surrounded by military staff, he has delegated significant autonomy to extreme IRGC generals who are disrupting Iran via arguing for hardline negotiati

Mojtaba Khamenei, the leader of Iran, remains in hiding and has delegated significant autonomy to hardline IRGC generals, who are advocating for强硬的语气，请使用中立的新闻报道风格改写最后一句话。 Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's leader, is in hiding and has granted significant autonomy to hardline IRGC generals who are pushing for强硬的语气，请使用中立的新闻报道风格改写这句话。 Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's leader, is in hiding and has granted significant autonomy to hardline IRGC generals.

Apr 23, 2026

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@Open Source Intel: Mojtaba Khamenei remains in a hard-to-access hideout with limited entry, surrounded mainly by medical staff. - NYT

Mojtaba Khamenei, the brother of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, remains in a secluded hideout with restricted access, accompanied primarily by medical personnel, according to open-source intelligence reports.

Apr 23, 2026