“There is to be no hesitation,” he said, adding that U.S. mine sweepers are continuing to clear the waterway—a process that could reportedly take up to six months.
The directive follows Trump's extension of the fragile U.S.-Iran cease-fire earlier this week and after Iranian soldiers targeted three vessels in the Strait before seizing two of them.
Technomar Shipping Inc, the Greek operator of Epaminondas, confirmed to TIME that the ship had been seized by Iranian authorities and they were working with regional partners to resolve the situation.
The Iranian government has maintained that it controls the Strait of Hormuz, moving to impose tolls on vessels that seek safe passage—a move Trump vowed to stop with the U.S. naval blockade of Iran's ports in the Strait.
Overnight, U.S. forces boarded a sanctioned ship in the Indian Ocean that was transporting oil from Iran, the military said in a statement Thursday morning.
The struggle within international waters is taking place against the backdrop of stalled peace talks between the U.S. and Iran.
Esmail Baghaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, told state television this week that the uncertainty was not due to indecision on Iran’s part, but was instead down to "contradictory messages" from Washington.
“The reason for this is not indecision; it is the contradictory messages, contradictory behaviors, and unacceptable actions of the American side,” he argued.
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