Trump Threatens To Eliminate Iran's Fast Attack Ships If They Come Close To US’ Blockade Of Strait Of Hormuz

• Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of Iran’s Foreign Policy and National Security Committee, threatened to sink U.S. Navy ships blockading the country’s ports.
• Iran’s acting defense minister, Brigadier General Majid Ibn Reza, said that Iranian armed forces are on “maximum combat alert” following the announcement of the U.S. blockade.
• He also warned of a harsh and decisive response against any aggression toward Iran.

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to eliminate Iran’s fast attack ships if they were to come close to the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

“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,” President Trump stated in a post on Truth Social.

This comes after the U.S. blockade on ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz took effect starting at 10 a.m. ET on Monday, after talks between the United States and Iran collapsed over the weekend.

Crude Oil Prices Surge After US Blockade

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures maturing in May soared about 6%, rising to $102 per barrel. Brent crude futures maturing in June surged nearly 7% to hover at $102 per barrel.

The United States Oil Fund ETF (USO) gained about 6%, while the ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil ETF (UCO) was up nearly 8% at the time of writing.

Iran Threatens To Sink US Ships

Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of Iran’s Foreign Policy and National Security Committee, threatened to sink U.S. Navy ships blockading the country’s ports, according to a report by CNN.

The report also stated that Iran’s acting defense minister, Brigadier General Majid Ibn Reza, said that Iranian armed forces are on “maximum combat alert” following the announcement of the U.S. blockade. He also warned of a harsh and decisive response against any aggression toward Iran.

NATO Allies Refuse To Join US Blockade

According to a Reuters report, NATO allies refused to join the blockade.

NATO allies, including the U.K. and France, said that they are working on a plan to open the critical waterway.

“As regards the Strait of Hormuz, in the coming days, together with the United Kingdom, we will organize a conference with those countries prepared to contribute alongside us to a peaceful multinational mission aimed at restoring freedom of navigation in the strait,” said French President Emmanuel Macron in a post on X.

He added that this is a strictly defensive mission that is intended to be deployed once circumstances in the conflict permit.

Meanwhile, U.S. equities were mixed in Monday morning’s trade. At the time of writing, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), which tracks the S&P 500 index, gained 0.31%; the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) rose 0.39%; and the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) fell 0.08%. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits regarding the S&P 500 ETF was in the ‘extremely bearish’ territory.

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