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Trump likened the US blockade of Iranian ports to piracy: a "very profitable business."
May 2, 2026
CoinFeed News
CoinFeed reported on May 2nd that US President Trump stated on Friday that the US Navy's naval blockade of Iranian ports during the US-Israel war against Iran was, in a sense, "like piracy." Trump made these remarks while describing the US military's seizure of a ship a few days earlier. "We took over that ship, we took over the cargo, we took over the oil. It's a very profitable business," Trump said in a speech Friday evening. "We were like pirates. A little bit like pirates, but we weren't playing a game."