[47956] Uproar following Trump's remarks on seizing Iranian oil tankers

The "Pirate" Storm: Donald Trump and Maritime Seizures

A diplomatic storm has arisen following the remarks of US President Donald Trump, who openly admitted that the US administration acts similarly to "pirates" when seizing Iranian ships. According to a report in آخرین خبر, Trump stated in his speech: "We land on the deck, take the ship, take the cargo and the oil. It's a very profitable business." Trump even described the naval blockade on Iran as a "friendly blockade" that does not encounter resistance, as cited in خبرفوری | اخبارجنگ فوری آمریکا.

In response to these remarks, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei claimed on his X account, as published in اخبار جنگ | ایران | افغانستان, that this is a "direct and unequivocal admission of the criminal nature of their actions against international shipping." The Iranian ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina also attacked Trump sharply, noting that the American president "did not understand the meaning of civilization" (خبرگزاری ایرنا).

Parallel to the criticism of Trump, reference was made to the strategic status of the Strait of Hormuz. John Bolton, the former US National Security Advisor, argued in personal criticism toward Trump that if the President had examined the map even once, he would have understood the importance of the strait as a strategic choke point, a report that appeared in several channels, including خبرفوری ࡆ اخبارفوری مذاکره ࡆ جنگ فوری.

In the Iranian media, which covers the event under a narrative of "delegitimization" of the US administration, the use of phrases like "criminal president" is prominent. Cartoons mocking the American statement were widely published, among others by illustrator Kamal Sharaf, which received resonance in media outlets such as حامیان پزشکیان and خراسان آنلاین.