Trump told Fox News the U.S. would "bomb the [expletive] out of them" if Oman interferes with any potential Iran deal. About a third of global crude passes through the Strait of Hormuz, where Omani mediators are working.
President Donald Trump said Monday the United States would bomb Oman if its leaders interfere with any potential Iran deal, telling Fox News the U.S. would "bomb the [expletive] out of them" if Oman "gets in the way."
Oman is not part of the U.S. conflict with Iran. Its negotiators have been talking with Tehran about reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Esmail Baghaei, a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said Monday that Oman and Iran had reached an understanding on a transit-route map for the waterway. About a third of the world's crude oil passes through the strait.
Iran has said it will reopen the strait only after the United States ends its naval blockade of Iranian ports, stops attacking Iran, lifts sanctions, and pays compensation for damage from U.S. strikes. A two-month window for peace talks set by a June U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding expired Monday with no progress. The two countries have continued trading strikes despite the agreement.
Trump told Fox News he is "in no hurry" to reach a permanent deal. "I have no time schedule," he said. The president has repeatedly said the conflict will end "soon" and promised imminent peace deals that have not materialized. He also said Iran should "put up the white flag of surrender" and denied reports that U.S. munitions are depleted.
Trump previously threatened to "blow up" Oman in May during a Cabinet meeting. On Friday, he threatened to make the Strait of Hormuz "a territory of the United States."
Oman's mediation role now carries a new risk. Trump explicitly linked its diplomatic efforts to military action. The Strait of Hormuz remains a flashpoint. Any disruption to the waterway would hit global oil supplies directly – roughly 20 million barrels of crude pass through daily. The two-month peace window expired without any deal, and both sides continue strikes. The next move is unclear.
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