The always flamboyant yellow-haired man, this time, directly pierced the underlying logic of the Americans’ handling of foreign affairs. In a public, candid admission, he said that during the conflict, the acts of blocking Iranian ports and seizing oil tankers are, in essence, no different from piracy. He even said outright that taking over ships, cargo, and oil is a business that guarantees steady profit.

This unmasked statement completely ripped off the mask of the Americans, who have long posed as guardians of the so-called international order, exposing the true nature of hegemonic plunder for all to see. The U.S., which has always styled itself as a rule-maker, simply discarded all rhetoric in the face of its interests and admitted plainly that it “harvests” resources via maritime blockades. Behind such frankness is a true portrait of American power with no bottom line, and it also enables the world to see the double-standard core of what it calls international order.#BTC