PANews reported on May 2nd that US President Trump stated on Friday that the US Navy's naval blockade of Iranian ports during the US-Israel war against Iran was, in a sense, "like piracy." Trump made these remarks while describing the US military's seizure of a ship a few days earlier. "We took over that ship, we took over the cargo, we took over the oil. It's a very profitable business," Trump said in a speech Friday evening. "We were like pirates. A little bit like pirates, but we weren't playing a game."