[[{"content_id":416904,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Iran Condemns US Piracy on High Seas","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baqaei lashed out at the United States for the outright legalization of piracy and armed robbery on the high seas, as oil prices are continuing to climb.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"Following the interception of Iranian oil tankers by the US under the pretext of so-called "seizure warrants", Baqaei stated that this is "the outright legalization of piracy and armed robbery on the high seas".\r\n \r\n\r\n"Welcome to the return of the pirates — only now, they operate with government-issued warrants, sail under official flags, and call their plunder 'law enforcement,'” he added.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nBaqaei issued the statement on Monday in response to announcements by US authorities claiming the interdiction of vessels such as the M\/T Majestic (formerly M\/T Phoenix) and M\/T Tifani in the Indian Ocean.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThese ships were reportedly carrying approximately 1.9 million barrels of Iranian oil each, seized under so-called federal warrants issued by US courts as part of Washington's unilateral sanctions regime.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe remarks stress Tehran's longstanding position that Washington's extraterritorial sanctions and naval operations constitute a direct attack on the sovereignty of independent states and the freedom of navigation enshrined in international conventions.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nSuch actions by the US are not isolated incidents but part of a broader pattern of economic terrorism aimed at strangling Iran's oil exports.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nBy targeting vessels in international waters far from US jurisdiction, Washington is effectively imposing a de facto blockade on global energy markets, destabilizing prices and punishing nations seeking to engage in lawful trade with Tehran.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“The United States must be held fully accountable for this brazenly lawless behavior, which strikes at the heart of international law and international free trade, and threatens the basic principles of maritime security," Baqaei said in the statement.\r\n\r\n ","content_html":"

Following the interception of Iranian oil tankers by the US under the pretext of so-called "seizure warrants", Baqaei stated that this is "the outright legalization of piracy and armed robbery on the high seas".<\/span>
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"Welcome to the return of the pirates — only now, they operate with government-issued warrants, sail under official flags, and call their plunder 'law enforcement,'” he added.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Baqaei issued the statement on Monday in response to announcements by US authorities claiming the interdiction of vessels such as the M\/T Majestic (formerly M\/T Phoenix) and M\/T Tifani in the Indian Ocean.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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These ships were reportedly carrying approximately 1.9 million barrels of Iranian oil each, seized under so-called federal warrants issued by US courts as part of Washington's unilateral sanctions regime.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The remarks stress Tehran's longstanding position that Washington's extraterritorial sanctions and naval operations constitute a direct attack on the sovereignty of independent states and the freedom of navigation enshrined in international conventions.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Such actions by the US are not isolated incidents but part of a broader pattern of economic terrorism aimed at strangling Iran's oil exports.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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By targeting vessels in international waters far from US jurisdiction, Washington is effectively imposing a de facto blockade on global energy markets, destabilizing prices and punishing nations seeking to engage in lawful trade with Tehran.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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“The United States must be held fully accountable for this brazenly lawless behavior, which strikes at the heart of international law and international free trade, and threatens the basic principles of maritime security," Baqaei said in the statement.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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