US Seizes Iranian Ship in Hormuz Strait and Confiscates Oil, Trump Calls It 'Like Pirates'
US President Donald Trump likened the US military operation near the Hormuz Strait to actions 'like pirates.' In his speech at the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches in Florida, Trump stated that the US Navy successfully intercepted and seized ships linked to Iran, which he described as 'a very lucrative business.' This incident refers to gunfire from the destroyer USS Spruance on an Iranian cargo ship, Touska, in the Gulf of Oman, which destroyed the ship's engine room after its crew refused to stop.
Trump emphasized that this move was retaliation for what he termed Iran's actions over the past 47 years. Since the blockade of Iran's ports began on April 13, the US Central Command reported at least 41 ships had been successfully diverted. Trump also called domestic criticism, including from 'radical leftists,' a form of 'treason,' although this term is constitutionally limited to acts of war or providing material aid to an enemy.
This open admission about seizing oil and the use of violence in international maritime routes has heightened security tensions in the Gulf of Oman. The ongoing blockade and Trump's 'pirate' narrative reinforce the US's uncompromising position, while sparking debate over the legality of such actions under international law.
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