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diplomacyMay 2, 2026
Trump likens US naval actions in Iran blockade to ‘piracy’
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President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. Navy was acting “like pirates” as he described a raid seizing a ship amid an American blockade on 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.
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- Agence France-PresseBy Agence France-Presse
President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. Navy was acting “like pirates” as he described a raid seizing a ship amid an American blockade on 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 busin…
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