Trump Threatens To ‘Blow Up’ Oman If The Country Doesn’t ‘Behave’ – Antiwar.com
Trump Threatens To ‘Blow Up’ Oman If The Country Doesn’t ‘Behave’
The president made the threat when asked about the potential of Iran and Oman jointly controlling the Hormuz Strait
President Trump on Wednesday said the US would “blow up” the country of Oman if it doesn’t “behave,” a threat made when asked if he would accept a short-term deal that involved Iran and Oman jointly controlling the Strait of Hormuz.
“No, the strait’s got to be opened to everybody, it’s international waters. Nobody’s going to control it. We’ll watch over it, but nobody’s going to control it. That’s part of the negotiation,” Trump told reporters while hosting a cabinet meeting at the White House.
“Oman will behave just like everybody else, or we’ll have to blow them up. They understand that they’ll be fine,” the president added.
Iranian media reported last month that Iran’s initial proposal to end the war with the US involved charging a fee for ships transiting the strait, with the revenue split between Iran and Oman, which both have coasts along the waterway, and Iranian officials have held talks with their Omani counterparts on the issue.
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5/27 — 🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇴🇲 President Trump on joint Iranian-Omani control over Hormuz:
‘Oman will behave just like everyone else, or we’ll have to blow them up. I’m sure they understand that.’
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Oman’s foreign minister has previously said that Israel is the ‘prime source of insecurity’ in the region, ‘not Iran’
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