Trump calls US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz ‘a very profitable business’

President Donald Trump described on Friday the US Navy’s seizure of Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz as “a very profitable business,” boasting that Washington had taken over Iranian cargo and oil as part of its blockade, Anadolu Agency reports. “We took over the cargo. Took over the oil, a very profitable business. Who would have thought, we’re sort of like pirates, but we’re not playing games,” Trump said at an event in the US state of Florida. Defending the blockade, Trump argued that Iran had used “the Hormuz Strait as a weapon for many, many years, they said they’ll close it. So, they closed it, then I closed it on them.” On the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran, […]