Iran accuses US of ‘piracy’ over Hormuz tensions

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, accused the United States on Monday of “acting like pirates and terrorists” by targeting commercial vessels through “coercion and intimidation,” terrorizing crews, seizing ships and “taking crew members hostage.”

Speaking amid escalating tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, Iravani said countries condemning Tehran’s actions “do not dare” call out Washington.

He insisted Iran’s measures in the strategic waterway are “grounded in its rights and obligations under the law of the sea and its national laws.”