Trump Threatens to 'Blow up' Oman if They Interfere in the Strait of Hormuz
Trump said the strait will stay open to all as Iran and the United States continue talks over shipping and nuclear terms.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump threatened to 'blow up' Oman during a Cabinet meeting, declaring that 'nobody's gonna control' the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. ally collaborates with Iran to jointly manage the vital waterway.
- Iranian state television earlier reported a draft agreement for Iran and Oman to jointly manage the strait, prompting Trump's response. The White House dismissed the report as a 'complete fabrication,' denying any such framework existed.
- Oil prices fell more than 5% on Wednesday following the Iranian report, though markets partially recovered. The Strait of Hormuz handles around 20% of the world's oil, underscoring the strategic stakes in the dispute.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted 'some progress and some interest' in talks, yet warned diplomacy faces limits. The U.S. maintains a naval blockade with 15,000 troops currently enforcing restrictions in the region.
- Trump has now threatened or targeted 15 countries during his presidency, establishing a pattern of escalatory rhetoric. The administration faces pressure to resolve the conflict before midterm elections amid lingering energy-cost concerns.
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Trump threatens Oman over the strait
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned the Persian Gulf state of Oman, a U.S. ally, not to enter into any agreement with Iran to share control of the Strait of Hormuz or else face an American bombing campaign. The post Trump threatens Oman over the strait appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
The war in the Middle East is not going as Donald Trump imagined it. Iran's regime has still not fallen, the ceasefire is fragile, the region is burning at all corners and ends. The daily grim US President is now not only targeting enemies, but is now even threatening his own allies "to blow them up." Trump, at a cabinet meeting in the White House on Wednesday, put the rod in Oman's window and threatened with an attack if the Sultanate sided wit…
Trump has strongly denied reports that he is considering easing sanctions against Tehran.
Donald Trump stirred up controversy after he threatened, in an informal statement during a cabinet meeting, that he "will blow up Oman if it does not "behave beautifully," against the backdrop of tensions related to the control of the Bermuda Straits and the tense negotiations between the US, Iran and regional actors. Article Donald Trump threatens to "blow up Oman, the US allied country, in the middle of discussions on the Ormuz Straits appears…
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