LIVE | Donald Trump orders destruction of any vessel attempting to mine the Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump vowed the United States would destroy any vessel laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as he ratchets up pressure on Iran to reopen the crucial sea passage.

"I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be... that is putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz," Trump posted.

Lebanon's leaders accused Israel of committing a war crime after an airstrike killed a Lebanese journalist in the country's south.

The Israeli army said it was reviewing the incident.

The US Defense Department said its forces boarded a vessel in the Indian Ocean that was providing material support to Iran, the second time it had done so in three days.

"Overnight, U.S. forces carried out a maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding of the sanctioned stateless vessel M/T Majestic X transporting oil from Iran, in the Indian Ocean," it said on X.

A senior Iranian parliament official said Thursday that Tehran has received the first revenue from tolls it imposed on the strategic Strait of Hormuz during its war with the United States and Israel.

According to a Pentagon assessment, it could take six months to completely clear the Strait of Hormuz, which could keep oil prices high, the Washington Post reported.

Iran has virtually blocked this vital sea lane since the start of the war with the United States and Israel, which has led to a sharp rise in oil and gas prices and disrupted the global economy.

Iran vowed it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz as long as the United States continues to blockade its ports.

"A complete cease-fire only makes sense if it is not violated by a naval blockade," said Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led Tehran's delegation to the first round of talks in Islamabad.

Iran hanged a man after he was convicted of belonging to a banned opposition group and alleged collaboration with Israel.

According to the judiciary's Mizan Online website, "Sultan-Ali Shirzadi-Fakhr was hanged early this morning for belonging to the terrorist group" of the People's Mujahideen Organization (MEK) and for "collaborating with the Israeli regime's espionage service."

Israel and Lebanon will hold a new round of talks in Washington on Thursday, during which Beirut plans to request a one-month extension of the cease-fire that expires in the coming days.

Israel declared ahead of the talks that it has no serious disagreements with Lebanon, and called on it to work together against Hezbollah, a pro-Iranian terrorist group that is notably absent and opposed to the negotiations.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced late Wednesday that it had ordered 31 ships to turn around or return to port as part of its own blockade against Iran.

The statement explained that most of the ships have complied with U.S. directives and highlighted that the majority of the ships that have turned around have been oil tankers.

Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, where a ceasefire is officially in effect, killed Amal Khalil, veteran correspondent for Al-Akhbar newspaper, and wounded freelance journalist Zeinab Faraj.

A Lebanese Red Cross official told AFP that Faraj was rescued, but Khalil died under the rubble.