Foreign Ministry says US remarks confirm unlawful actions in Strait of Hormuz tensions Last updated: May 03, 2026 | 08:41 Esmaeil Baqaei, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson X@IRIMFA Tehran: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei condemned US President Donald Trump's remarks that called the US seizure of Iranian vessels "piracy." "The president of the United States has openly described the unlawful seizure of Iranian vessels as 'piracy,' brazenly boasting that 'we act like pirates,'" Baghaei said in an X post. "This was no verbal slip. It was a direct and damning admission of the criminal nature of their actions against international maritime navigation," Baghaei added. Get updated faster and for FREE : Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here . Trump on Friday bragged that the US Navy acted "like pirates" in its blockade of Iranian ports. "We took over the ship, we took over the cargo, we took over the oil.…