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Iran accused Donald Trump of admitting criminality after he said the US Navy acted like pirates against Iranian vessels. Tehran has urged the UN and its member states to reject any normalisation of such conduct under international law.
UPDATED: May 3, 2026 07:49 IST
Iran has accused US President Donald Trump of making a “direct admission of criminality” after he likened the US Navy’s actions against Iranian vessels to piracy, and called on the United Nations to intervene. Tehran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said Trump’s remarks amounted to an open acknowledgement of unlawful conduct at sea.
“The President of the United States has openly described the unlawful seizure of Iranian vessels as ‘piracy,’ brazenly boasting that ‘we act like pirates’,” Baqaei said in a statement. “This was no verbal slip. It was a direct and damning admission of the criminal nature of their actions against international maritime navigation.”
He urged the international community, UN member states and the UN Secretary-General to reject what he described as attempts to normalise violations of international law.
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Priyanka Kumari
Published On:
May 3, 2026 07:49 IST
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