On Thursday, Breitbart posted an article about America’s continuing efforts to keep the Strait of Hormuz open.

The article reports:

President Donald Trump on Thursday instructed the U.S. Navy to shoot small boats dropping mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

The President posted the following on Truth Social:

“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 putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. There is to be no hesitation,” he wrote.

“Additionally, our mine ‘sweepers’ are clearing the Strait right now. I am hereby ordering that activity to continue, but at a tripled up level! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” he added.

The article also shares another statement from President Trump:

Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal. I have therefore directed our Military to continue the Blockade and, in all other respects, remain ready and able, and will therefore extend the Ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other. President DONALD J. TRUMP

As the President has stated, one of the problems with negotiating with Iran at this time is that we don’t know for sure who is running the country. The latest rumor I heard was that the son of the previous Ayatollah, AYATOLLAH Mojtaba Khamenei, who is said to have a severely disfigured face as a result of the attack that killed his father and is only able to speak by telephone. It may be that the military has staged a coup and is now running the country. The bottom line is that probably the only people who actually know what is going on are Israeli intelligence, and they really have no reason to share the information publicly.