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Trump orders U.S. military to 'shoot and kill' Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz | Flipboard

Flipboard · · 388 words · By PBS News; Associated Press; Jamey Keaten
Political Commentary (US Elections) Geopolitical Conflict (Iran/US)

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3 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“President Donald Trump said Thursday he has ordered the U.S. military to "shoot and kill" small Iranian boats that …”
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The claim is reported multiple times by 'Flipboard' cross-references, and the Wikipedia entries discuss a '2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign' involving US action, but none of the provided evidence explicitly states that Donald Trump personally ordered the military to 'shoot and kill' small Iranian boats. The cross-references appear to be repeating the claim without providing external confirmation or context beyond the repetition itself.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran targeting military and government sites and assassinating several Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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“Karl Rove identified the three Democrats eyeing presidential campaigns who he believes “have elements of a winning formula” …”
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Two web search results directly quote or reference Karl Rove identifying three Democratic hopefuls with elements of a winning formula for a presidential campaign. One source mentions Rove identifying 'three possible Democratic 2028 hopefuls,' and another references him identifying 'the three Democrats eyeing presidential campaigns who he believes "have elements of a winning formula".' This constitutes corroboration from multiple independent web sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alan John Dixon (July 7, 1927 – July 6, 2014) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served in the Illinois General Assembly from 1951 to 1971, as the Illinois Treasurer fro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_J._Dixon
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) is an American Republican political consultant, policy advisor, and lobbyist. He was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush adm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Rove
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web search NEUTRAL — Legendary GOP operative Karl Rove identified the three Democrats eyeing presidential campaigns who he believes "have elements of a winning formula" in a new Wall Street Journal column. After ...
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/karl-rove-praises-the-th…
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“Jimmy Kimmel said President Donald Trump’s war with Iran is already leading to a very unexpected consequence. “Every day this goes on, the prices go up ― and not just on oil and gas,” he said.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Jimmy Kimmel made statements linking Donald Trump's war with Iran to rising prices beyond just oil and gas. One source notes Kimmel 'breaks down how Donald Trump's Iran war is spinning out of control—and why ordinary Americans are paying for the chaos,' and another mentions him tearing into Trump for bragging that 'oil prices are skyrocketing amid the United States and Israel's war with Iran.' This is supported by multiple independent web reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran targeting military and government sites and assassinating several Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From September 17 through September 22, 2025, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and its corporate parent, the Walt Disney Company, suspended production of the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_Jimmy_Kimmel_Liv…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tensions between Iran and the US over Iran's nuclear program began to intensify in January 2026 amid Iran's ongoing massacres of Iranian civilians in their crackdown of the 2025–2026 anti-government p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelude_to_the_2026_Iran_war
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