Event Brief
Trump calls US Navy seizing Iranian oil ‘pirates’
Filed: May 02, 2026 at 6:04 AM ET
Summary: Donald Trump said the US Navy is seizing Iranian oil “like pirates” and called it “very profitable business.”
WHO: Donald Trump
WHAT: Trump accused the US Navy of seizing Iranian oil “like pirates”
WHEN: May 02, 2026 at 2:30 AM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: No specific cause was reported.
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