In a post on Truth Social, Trump declared that any Iranian ships nearing the blockade would face swift and forceful action. He said the US Navy would use aggressive tactics similar to those employed against maritime narcotics traffickers

US President Donald Trump said that American airmen rescued from Iran are in “very good shape,” praising a high-risk military search and rescue operation. The mission followed the downing of an F-15E Strike Eagle during ongoing conflict, where one crew member was initially missing