Trump says US Navy acting like ‘pirates’ during Iran blockade (opens in new tab)

At a rally in Florida, the US president tells a cheering crowd ‘we took over the ship’ Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has said the US Navy acted “like pirates” as he described an operation seizing a ship amid the tit-for-tat American blockade of Iranian ports.“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,” said Trump at a rally in Florida on Friday. Continue reading...