US Prime Minister Donald Trump admitted that the US military acted like pirates when they captured tankers carrying Iranian oil.
He stated this during a speech in West Palm Beach, Florida, to members of the local club “Forum“.
Speaking about the capture of two Iranian tankers, “Majestic“ and “Tiffany“, by US forces, carrying a total of 3.8 million barrels of oil, the American leader stated that the US “captured the ships and took the cargo“. “We took the oil, which is a very profitable business. Who would have thought? We were acting like pirates,” he said.
“We are a kind of pirate; we don’t play games,” he added.
Earlier, Iran’s permanent representative to the UN, Amir Saeed Iravani, said in a letter to the UN Security Council that the United States had committed an act of aggression and state piracy by seizing two Iranian merchant ships, the Majestic and the Tiffany, and stealing 3.8 million barrels of Iranian oil.
Tehran categorized the US actions as a “gross violation of the UN Charter,” in particular Article 2(4), and demanded that the Security Council take action. Iran stressed that it reserves the right to “oppose these brazen acts.” in accordance with international law.