Wire›2026 05 02›Us Blockade Costs Iran 4 8 Billion Us Navy Acting Sort Of Like Pirates Trump Say

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US blockade costs Iran $4.8 billion, US Navy acting 'sort of like pirates,' Trump says - report

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2016,w_3169/718796' alt='THE ‘USS Abraham Lincoln’ conducts US blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz, last month. (photo credit: Handout Photo by the US Navy

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US blockade costs Iran $4.8 billion, US Navy acting 'sort of like pirates,' Trump says - report<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2016,w_3169/718796' alt='THE ‘USS Abraham Lincoln’ conducts US blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz, last month. (photo credit: Handout Photo by the US Navy
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