Issued on: 23/04/2026 - 20:15Modified: 23/04/2026 - 20:16

President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy on Thursday to destroy any Iranian boat caught laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, putting more pressure on a fraying ceasefire as disruption from the Gulf stand-off battered the world economy. FRANCE 24's Carys Garland reports.

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