Donald Trump has said the US Navy is behaving “like pirates” while describing a military operation in which a vessel was seized during the ongoing tit-for-tat blockade involving Iranian ports.
Speaking at a rally in Florida on Friday, Trump outlined how US forces took control of a ship and its cargo.
“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.
“We’re like pirates,” he added to cheers from supporters. “We’re sort of like pirates, but we’re not playing games.”
His remarks come as legal experts express concern over Iran’s blockade of the strategically important Strait of Hormuz and its reported plan to impose fees on vessels passing through the route.
Tehran effectively shut down the key shipping corridor, widely used for global oil and gas transport, following the outbreak of the US-Israel war on Iran on February 28.
#From Al Jazeera