{"id":2692,"date":"2026-08-18T14:39:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2692"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:39:59","slug":"trump-threatened-to-bomb-oman-because-hes-unhappy-with-countrys-deal-with-iran-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2692","title":{"rendered":"Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he\u2019s unhappy with country\u2019s deal with Iran, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CAIRO (AP) \u2014 U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he is unhappy the country is close to a deal with Iran<\/span> to manage ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz<\/span>, two regional officials said Tuesday, a day after Trump leveled the threat.<\/p>\n

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The officials said the Trump<\/span> administration has told Oman it is opposed to parts of the yet-to-be-announced deal<\/span>, including the joint Iranian and Omani management of the exit route out of the passage that\u2019s critical to global supplies of oil and natural gas. The officials were briefed on the U.S. position and how the administration views Oman\u2019s position.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a projectile hit a ship as it sailed out of the strait, according to the British military\u2019s maritime monitoring agency, and an Iranian official said the waterway would not reopen until the United States meets Iran\u2019s conditions.<\/p>\n

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US believes Oman has not been tough enough with Iran<\/h2>\n

The U.S. believes Oman has not been tough enough in its negotiations with Iran and is unhappy with Oman\u2019s agreement to collect voluntary fees from vessels, even if the charges are related to security and maritime environmental protection, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to journalists.<\/p>\n

Trump on Monday threatened to bomb<\/span> Oman as it works with Iran on a deal to open the strait and pave the way for the U.S. and Iran to resume negotiations to end the war.<\/p>\n

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He posted a map on social media Tuesday depicting the strait as a U.S. territory. The president first mentioned the idea in an offhand comment last week. On Monday, he told reporters in the Oval Office, \u201cI like the idea of declaring it a territory,\u201d without providing details.<\/p>\n

The White House on Tuesday referred to Trump\u2019s remarks in the Oval Office and declined to comment further about Oman.<\/p>\n

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Iran refers to Trump\u2019s \u2018delusion\u2019 about the strait<\/h2>\n

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi appeared to respond to Trump\u2019s post on social media depicting the strait as American territory.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust as Trump correctly wrote the name of the eternal Persian Gulf, his delusion regarding the Strait of Hormuz will soon either be corrected, or we will correct this deluded man\u2019s delusions for him,\u201d Gharibabadi wrote on X.<\/p>\n

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