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Trump Labels Hormuz Blockade “Pirate-Style” Profitable Operation

5/11/2026

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President Donald Trump said on May 1 in West Palm Beach that the U.S. Navy’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is a pirate-style operation.
Trump bragged the force seized ships, cargo and oil, calling it a very profitable business.
The author, writing on the Donroe Doctrine, will review nine months of U.S. foreign policy through a piracy lens.
The author says his two-year-old son’s pirate fascination motivates the analysis.

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President Donald Trump said on May 1 in West Palm Beach that the U.S. Navy’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is a pirate-style operation.
Trump bragged the force seized ships, cargo and oil, calling it a very profitable business.
The author, writing on the Donroe Doctrine, will review nine months of U.S. foreign policy through a piracy lens.
The author says his two-year-old son’s pirate fascination motivates the analysis.