Iran says US comments confirm ‘piracy’ in maritime actions

Iran says US comments confirm ‘piracy’ in maritime actions Iran has accused the United States of openly acknowledging unlawful actions at sea, after remarks by the US president on the capture of Iranian vessels. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Washington had effectively admitted to piracy in its handling of maritime operations. Posting on X, Baghaei wrote that the US president had described the seizure of Iranian ships as “piracy” and had “brazenly boasted that ‘we act like pirates’”.