WASHINGTON: President \u200cDonald Trump said on Friday the US Navy was acting \u201clike pirates\u201d in carrying out Washington\u2019s naval blockade of Iranian \u200bports during the US and Israel\u2019s war against Iran.<\/p>\n
Trump made the comments while describing the seizure by US forces of a ship a few days ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe took over the ship, we took over the cargo, we took over the oil. It\u2019s a very profitable business,\u201d \u200cTrump said in \u200cremarks on Friday evening. \u201cWe\u2019re like \u200bpirates. \u200cWe\u2019re \u2060sort \u200bof like pirates \u2060but we are not playing games.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some of Tehran\u2019s vessels have been seized by the US after leaving Iranian ports, along with sanctioned container ships and Iranian tankers in Asian waters.<\/p>\n
Iran has blocked nearly all ships passing through the Strait of \u2060Hormuz apart from its own since \u200cthe start of \u200cthe war. Trump has imposed a \u200bseparate blockade of Iranian \u200cports.<\/p>\n
The US and Israel attacked Iran on \u200cFebruary 28. Iran responded with its own strikes on Israel and Gulf states that host US bases. US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed \u200cthousands and displaced millions.<\/p>\n
The war has raised oil prices and led to \u2060the \u2060blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for about 20 percent of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments.<\/p>\n
Trump, who has offered shifting timelines and goals for the war that remains unpopular in the US, has faced widespread condemnation over his comments on the conflict, including when he threatened to destroy Iran\u2019s entire civilization last month.<\/p>\n
Many US experts said last month that \u200bAmerican strikes on Iran may \u200bamount to war crimes after Trump threatened to target civilian infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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