OvernightNewsDigest: Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off face of the earth’

Former President Trump threatened to ‘blow Iran off the face of the earth’ if it attacks US vessels, as the US launched an operation to assist hundreds of ships trapped in the Gulf. Iran attempted to reassert its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, but the US destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted missiles and drones. Over 800 ships and approximately 20,000 crew members remain stranded in the region.