US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says two vessels that Iran shot at and seized in the Strait of Hormuz in recent days were "random ships" and not US or Israeli vessels, BBC reports.
"Anyone with a speed boat, a gun and the wrong intentions can do that," he says.
Hegseth adds that the US has "all the time in the world" and is not anxious for a deal.
Meanwhile, he says, Iran "knows that they still have an open window to choose wisely", and only have to "abandon a nuclear weapon in meaningful and verifiable ways".
Trump has authorised the US Navy to destroy any Iranian fast boats that attempt to put mines in the water, or disrupt passage through the strait.
"We will shoot to destroy, no hesitation," he says.
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