Piracy

Trump Boasts ‘We’re Like Pirates’ Seizing Iran’s Ships

May 9, 2026 Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. Resistance Report China, Iran, Piracy, Strait of Hormuz, Trump Administration, US Sanctions

It’s not often that the leader of a country boasts that he and other government officials act as pirates. But that is exactly what happened this May. Donald Trump gave a speech in West Palm Beach, Florida in which he bragged about the blockade that the US military has imposed in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Iran. Trump proudly stated that the US military is seizing cargo ships full of Iranian oil. “We took over the cargo, took over the oil”, Trump gloated. “It’s a very profitable business. Who would have thought we were doing that? We’re like pirates!”

Israel Abducts Multi-National Civilians On The Open Sea

April 30, 2026 the Global Sumud Flotilla. Educate! Global Sumud Flotilla, Humanitarian Aid, International Law, Israel, Piracy

April 29, 2026 - Mediterranean Sea – israel’s actions tonight (Wednesday, April 29, 2026) mark a dangerous and unprecedented escalation: the abduction of civilians in the middle of the Mediterranean, over 600 miles from Gaza, in full view of the world. Let’s be clear about what this is. This is piracy. This is the unlawful seizure of human beings on the open sea near Crete, an assertion that israel can operate with total impunity, far beyond its own borders, with no consequences. What we are witnessing is the attempted normalization of israeli control over the Mediterranean itself and an escalation of israel's impunity.

Israeli Navy Goes 700 Miles To Attack Unarmed Gaza Flotilla Boats

April 30, 2026 Colonel Ann Wright, Popular Resistance. Educate! Global Sumud Flotilla, International Law, Israel, Israeli Occupying Forces, Piracy

In the evening of Wednesday, April 29, 2026, Israeli naval forces attacked the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) to Gaza. An unknown number of Israeli military ships went over 700 miles to attack a 54 ship flotilla that was headed for Gaza to attempt to break the illegal Israeli naval blockade of Gaza and bring worldwide attention to the continuing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, Israeli ethnic cleansing of the West Bank, the destruction and occupation of southern Lebanon and the attacks on Iran. 21 boats were attacked by Israeli naval forces about 80 nautical miles west of the Greek island of Crete in international waters.

Tehran Vows Response To Washington’s ‘Piracy’ After Attack On Iranian Vessel

April 20, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. Educate! Donald Trump, Iran, Peace Negotiations, Piracy, Wars and Militarism

Iran’s military vowed in a statement on 20 April that it would retaliate for the US attack targeting one of its commercial vessels in the Sea of Oman, while slamming Washington’s “act of piracy.” “The aggressive US, by violating the ceasefire and engaging in maritime banditry, attacked an Iranian commercial vessel in the waters of the Oman Sea by opening fire at it and disabling its navigation system, and by deploying a number of its armed personnel onto the deck of the vessel, carried out an act of aggression against it,” the Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters said.

Hormuz Strait Back To Previous State Amid US Blockade

April 18, 2026 Al Mayadeen English. Educate! Iran, Piracy, Shipping, Strait of Hormuz, Trump Administration

Iran’s military announced that the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous operational status, placing it under “strict management and control” by the country’s armed forces, following repeated violations of prior understandings by the United States. In a statement, the spokesperson of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said Iran had earlier agreed, in good faith and within the framework of negotiations, to allow the managed passage of a limited number of oil tankers and commercial vessels through the strategic waterway.

Venezuela Initiates Diplomatic Talks With Washington; Piracy Continues

January 10, 2026 Orinoco Tribune. Resist! Blockade, Foreign Relations, Piracy, Venezuela

On Friday, Venezuela announced that it has begun “an exploratory diplomatic process” with the United States to resume bilateral relations, according to a statement released by Foreign Minister Yván Gil. “Venezuela has decided to initiate an exploratory diplomatic process with the US government, aimed at re-establishing diplomatic missions in both countries,” the statement read. To this end, a delegation of diplomatic officials from the US State Department arrived in Caracas on Friday to conduct technical and logistical assessments related to the resumption of diplomatic operations.

Venezuela: UN Report Demonstrates Illegality Of US Blockade

December 28, 2025 Orinoco Tribune. Resist! Piracy, United Nations (UN), US Blockade, US Imperialism, US military, Venezuela

The Venezuelan government stated that the recent report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) constitutes a resounding legal and political condemnation of the armed blockade imposed by the United States. The report demonstrates that this policy gravely violates international law and the Charter of the United Nations. On Wednesday, December 24, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil highlighted that the statement by independent UN experts confirms what Venezuela has been stating for years: that Washington is carrying out a colonial-style strategy of threats, force, and plunder against the nation.

VP Delcy RodrÍguez: US Must Pay Reparations For Stealing CITGO

December 21, 2025 TeleSur, Orinoco Tribune. Resist! CITGO, Delcy Rodriguez, Donald Trump, Latin America, Nicolas Maduro, PDVSA, Piracy, United States, US Blockade, US Imperialism, Venezuela, Wars and Militarism

At a massive rally in front of Venezuela’s national oil company PDVSA headquarters in La Campiña, Caracas, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez condemned the ongoing US aggressions against the country. In her speech on Friday, December 19, Rodríguez, who is also the minister of hydrocarbons, emphasized that Venezuela has a firm stance of dignity and resistance. She underscored that the country has no outstanding debts with the Trump administration. Rather, Washington owes the Venezuelan people compensation for stealing Venezuelan state assets.

President Maduro Calls US Seizure Of Oil Tanker Act Of Piracy

December 13, 2025 Orinoco Tribune. Educate! China, Disappearances, Iran, Nicolas Maduro, Oil, Piracy, US Imperialism, Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro described the detention of an oil tanker seized by US military personnel in the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday as an act of piracy. On Thursday night, he reported that the crew was abducted and is missing, a circumstance referred to in human rights terms as a forced disappearance. “Yesterday, they committed an absolutely criminal and illegal act when they carried out a military assault, kidnapping, and robbery—like pirates of the Caribbean—of a merchant, commercial, civilian, private vessel. A vessel of peace, which was attacked as it was about to enter the Atlantic, not off the coast of Venezuela.

Venezuela Charges Washington With ‘Theft, Piracy’

December 11, 2025 News Desk, The Cradle. Resist! Iran, Piracy, US Intervention, Venezuela

Venezuela has accused the US government of “blatant theft” and “piracy,” following Washington’s seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker off the Latin American country’s coast on 10 December. The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry strongly condemned what it said was a “blatant theft and an act of international piracy, publicly announced by the President of the US, who confessed to the assault on an oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea.” “Already in his 2024 campaign, [US President Donald Trump] openly stated that his objective has always been to keep Venezuelan oil without paying any consideration in return, making it clear that the policy of aggression against our country responds to a deliberate plan to plunder our energy wealth,” the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry added.

UAE, Oman And UK Tell Court US Seized Their Oil

September 5, 2020 By Haik Gugarats, Argus Media. Educate! Iran, Oil, Piracy, US Sanctions

Shippers based in the UAE, Oman and the UK told a US court today they hold title to the cargoes seized by the US aboard four tankers that allegedly were transporting petroleum products from Iran to Venezuela. The US Justice Department on 14 August said it took custody of 1.16mn bl of Iranian product aboard four Greek-owned, Liberia-flagged tankers — the Bella, the Bering, the Luna and the Pandi. The vessels were carrying cargoes — interchangeably described by US attorneys as gasoil, gasoline and refined oil — from Iran to Venezuela, the US said. The three companies said they had the right to "title, possession and control" of the cargoes. Today's filing adds a new twist to what the Justice Department described as the first seizure of Iranian cargoes by the US since the re-imposition of sanctions in 2018 banning Iran's exports of crude and products.

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