Trump threatens to 'blow Iran off face of the Earth' after shots fired at ships after declaring 'Project Freedom' to end stranglehold on Strait

Trump threatens to 'blow Iran off face of the Earth' after shots fired at ships after declaring 'Project Freedom' to end stranglehold on StraitREAD MORE: MARK ALMOND: Tehran is suffering and the mullahs could run out of cash, but time is not on President's side  Get your news delivered straight to you - sign up to the Morning Mail newsletter for FREE to be first with the day's biggest stories By ANDREW JEHRING, CHIEF FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT Published: 01:08, 5 May 2026 | Updated: 01:08, 5 May 2026 e-mail View comments