Strait of Hormuz, Oman and Trump
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President Trump on Wednesday suggested the U.S. would attack Oman if it sought to control the Strait of Hormuz with Iran, saying the country would have to “behave or we’ll have to blow ’em up.” Trump quickly said that Oman understood his position and “they’ll be fine.
Oman has assured Washington that it has no plans of tolling the Strait of Hormuz with Iran amid Donald Trump's chilling warning.
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Oman pledged not to toll Strait of Hormuz following Trump’s threat to ‘blow them up’: Bessent
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed Thursday that Oman won’t be going along with Iran’s scheme to toll the Strait of Hormuz — after a chilling threat from President Trump. Bessent told reporters that he spoke personally with an Oman official who pledged not to collect fees for passage through the key waterway.
The Trump administration has threatened sanctions and military action against Oman, a longtime ally and close security partner.
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Fox’s Peter Doocy presses Scott Bessent on whether Trump will strike Oman: ‘Making plans for a new war?’
Peter Doocy asked Scott Bessent Thursday about President Donald Trump's threat to bomb U.S. ally Oman if it attempts to control the Strait of Hormuz. The post Fox’s Peter Doocy Presses Scott Bessent on Whether Trump Will Strike Oman: ‘Making Plans For a New War?