U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 17 threatened to bomb Oman if it interferes with U.S. efforts to enforce a blockade on Iranian shipping, escalating pressure on the Gulf nation as it negotiates with Tehran over a new route through the Strait of Hormuz.
“If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb … them,” Trump told Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst in a phone interview on Aug. 17.
The warning came as a 60-day negotiating window tied to a tentative U.S.–Iran ceasefire framework expired on Aug. 17 without an agreement to end the war or fully reopen the strait.
Trump said Iran should “put up the white flag of surrender,” while insisting that he had no timetable for further military action….
Trump Threatens to Bomb Oman if It Interferes in Hormuz Dispute
