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Trump says US navy like ‘pirates’ while seizing a ship in Iranian blockade
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Trump Says U.S. Navy ‘Like Pirates’ in Enforcing Sea Blockade of Iran
President Donald Trump compared the U.S. Navy to pirates when describing how it was carrying out his orders to blockade Iranian ports. "We took over the ship, we took over the cargo, we took over the oil. It's a very profitable business," Trump said on Friday evening, recounting a seizure of an Iranian ship. "We're sort of like pirates, but we are not playing games."The U.S. began a naval blockade of Iranian ports last month following the breakdown of peace talks between the two sides, ostensibly in response to Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The energy transit route saw one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas travel through it before the U.S. and Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran on Feb. 28, beginning a conflict that has killed thousands of civilians.In response to the attack, Iran blocked all maritime traffic passing through the Strait. It loosened that blockade in recent weeks, allowing allies and other non-combatant nations to pass through after paying a toll. The U.S. blockade applies to Iranian and any other vessels that have paid a toll to Iran, according to Trump. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said on April
Trump says US Navy acting ‘like pirates’ to enforce Iran blockade
The US president says the ongoing naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is ‘a very profitable business’.United States President Donald Trump says the US Navy is acting “like pirates” as he described an operation about seizing a ship amid the blockade of Iranian ports.“We … land on top of it and we took over the ship. We took over the cargo, took over the oil. It’s a very profitable business,” Trump said at a rally in Florida on Friday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Trump says Iran seeks terms he ‘can’t agree to’ in latest peace proposallist 2 of 4Iran war: What’s happening on day 64 as Trump rejects Tehran’s proposallist 3 of 4US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany over Iran war spatlist 4 of 4Trump considering option to ‘blast the hell out of’ Iranend of list“We’re like pirates,” he added to cheers from the crowd. “We’re sort of like pirates. But we’re not playing games.”After the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, Tehran retaliated with strikes on Israel and the Gulf states that host US bases.Iran also blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which 20 percent of global oil and
Trump says US navy like ‘pirates’ while seizing a ship in Iranian blockade
Donald Trump has said the US navy acted “like pirates” as he described an operation seizing a ship amid the tit-for-tat American blockade of Iranian ports.“We … land on top of it and we took over the ship. We took over the cargo, took over the oil. It’s a very profitable business,” said Trump at a rally in Florida on Friday.“We’re like pirates,” he added to cheers from the crowd. “We’re sort of like pirates. But we’re not playing games.”Trump’s comparison of US naval activity to piracy comes as legal experts raise alarms about Iran’s blockade of the vital strait of Hormuz and its plans to charge a fee for ships passing through it.Tehran effectively closed the waterway – a key route for oil and gas shipments – after the start of the US-Israeli air campaign against Iran on 28 February.The US announced a blockade of Iranian ports last month after peace talks in Pakistan failed to achieve a breakthrough.The US Central Command, responsible for US forces in the Middle East, said it had redirected 45 vessels to “ensure compliance” with its blockade as of Friday.Pete Hegseth, the Pentagon chief, told reporters in April that the blockade will last “as
Trump says US forces are ‘like pirates’ taking Iranian oil
Trump says US forces are ‘like pirates’ seizing ships and taking Iranian oilNewsFeedDonald Trump says US forces are ‘like pirates’ taking over Iranian ships and cargo near the Strait of Hormuz. The US is maintaining a blockade of Iran’s ports and has seized at least three Iranian flagged vessels.Published On 2 May 2026
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