U.S. President Donald Trump has said that the United States Navy, in enforcing a blockade on Iran’s ports, operates “like pirates.” These remarks were made amid reports that U.S. forces had seized a ship a few days earlier.
Speaking on Friday evening, Trump said:
“We seized the ship, we seized the cargo, we seized the oil. It’s a very profitable business. We are like pirates. We are sort of like pirates, but we’re not playing games.”
The U.S. president also claimed that Iran has acted in a bullying manner toward countries in the region over the past 47 years, including Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Kuwait.
Trump further referred to past U.S. policy decisions, stating that the overthrow of Saddam Hussein’s government in Iraq under George W. Bush was a mistake.
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