Have ordered coronavirus lockdown all right its time to boost your news i q. Tensions are once again heating up in the persian gulf after a brief confrontation on the seas between the u. S. And iran which resulted in president calling for the take down of iranian gunboats that come too close Rachel Blevins us following the story shes joining us now from the news room with the details to this rachel whats happening there well manella President Trump is now arming the u. S. Navy with the shoot down a new stronger order after a Close Encounter with iran has increased fears of escalation in the persian gulf trump took to twitter wednesday morning writing i have instructed the United States navy to shoot down destroy any and all iranian gunboats if they harass our ship. See his warning follows an incident last week in which the us claims 11 vessels from irans revolutionary guard came within 10 yards of u. S. Navy and coast guard ships in the gulf near kuwait while the Navy Released footage