{"id":27419,"date":"2026-05-02T03:15:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T07:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/trump-likens-american-forces-seizing-iranian-ships-to-pirates\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T03:15:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T07:15:25","slug":"trump-likens-american-forces-seizing-iranian-ships-to-pirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/trump-likens-american-forces-seizing-iranian-ships-to-pirates\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump likens American forces seizing Iranian ships to pirates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>The US president\u2019s approval rating has sunk to record lows, while oil prices have peaked at over $120<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"379\">US President Donald Trump has joked that American forces are behaving like pirates as he boasted about the capture of tankers and cargo ships attempting to breach the blockade of Iranian ports.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"735\">Oil prices surged past $120 a barrel this week for the first time since 2022, while Trump\u2019s approval rating fell to 34%, a record low in Reuters\/Ipsos polling.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"971\">Speaking at the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches dinner in Florida on Friday, Trump recalled how a destroyer fired at the Iranian-flagged cargo vessel Touska near the Strait of Hormuz on April 19 before it was boarded by US Marines.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1216\"><em>\u201cWe took over the ship. We took over the cargo, took over the oil. It\u2019s a very profitable business. Who would have thought we were doing that? We\u2019re like pirates. We\u2019re sort of like pirates,\u201d<\/em> Trump said, prompting laughter\u00a0in the audience.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump on US Navy Seizing Ships: <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a very profitable business. We\u2019re like pirates. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/erWDQmJWnw\">pic.twitter.com\/erWDQmJWnw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/2050368660360032561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1391\">Iran has condemned the seizure as illegal, with a government source telling Press TV this week that US <em>\u201cpiracy and banditry\u201d<\/em> would be met with an <em>\u201cunprecedented\u201d<\/em> response.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/business\/638971-middle-east-war-consumers\/\"><br \/>\n            <span>READ MORE: <\/span>Middle East war fallout hits consumers worldwide<br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1670\">Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, which handles roughly one-fifth of global oil trade, to <em>\u201cenemy ships\u201d<\/em> shortly after the US and Israel launched their bombing campaign on February 28. The US declared a naval blockade of Iran last month as the countries agreed to a ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1672\" data-end=\"1797\">Trump said on Friday that he was <em>\u201cnot satisfied\u201d<\/em> with Iran\u2019s latest peace proposal and hailed the blockade as <em>\u201cincredible.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US president\u2019s approval rating has sunk to record lows, while oil prices have peaked at over $120 US President Donald Trump has joked that American forces are behaving like pirates as he boasted about the capture of tankers and cargo ships attempting to breach the blockade of Iranian ports. 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