Donald Trump stated on Friday that the U.S. Navy was acting "like pirates" in carrying out Washington's naval blockade of Iranian ports during the U.S. The Navy acted "like pirates" when it carried out Washington's blockade against Iranian ports in the U.S.

Trump made these?comments? while describing the seizure of a vessel by U.S. Forces a few days back.

"We took control of the ship, the cargo and the oil." Trump stated in remarks made on Friday night that it's a profitable business. "We're like pirates. "We're like pirates, but we don't play games."

The United States has seized some of Tehran's ships. After leaving Iranian ports along with container ships and Iranian oil tankers, the U.S. seized some of Tehran's vessels.

Since the beginning of the war, Iran has "blocked" nearly all ships that pass through the Strait of Hormuz (apart from their own). Trump has imposed an independent blockade on Iranian ports.

On February 28, the U.S., Israel and other countries attacked Iran. Iran retaliated with its own attacks on Israel and Gulf States that host U.S. base. U.S. and Israeli strikes?on Iran, and Israeli attacks on Lebanon have caused thousands of deaths and millions of refugees.

The war in the Middle East has led to a rise in oil prices and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz - a chokepoint for about 20% of all global oil and LNG shipments.

Trump has been widely condemned for his remarks on the conflict. He has offered shifting timelines and goals, which remain unpopular in the U.S.

Last month, many U.S. experts said that American strikes against Iran could amount to war crime after Trump threatened targeting civilian infrastructure. (Reporting and editing by Tom Hogue in Washington, Kanishka Singh)

(source: Reuters)