Oman is one of the most important mediators between Washington and Tehran. So why did Donald Trump threaten the sultanate with a military strike?

Oman is reportedly moving to deepen trade ties with Iran as tensions surge across the Gulf following a mysterious tanker explosion near Muscat in the Gulf of Oman. Iranian media…

Donald Trump has warned Oman it must 'behave' or face military action, threatening to 'blow them up' if they challenge US control of the Strait of Hormuz

Donald Trump made the remark after being asked whether he would accept a proposed arrangement under which Iran and Oman would share control of Strait of Hormuz. | World News

“Oman will behave just like everybody else or we’ll have to blow them up,” he told reporters at the White House.

“Oman will behave just like everybody else or we will have to blow them up,” Trump said in surprising comments on Wednesday.

Trump threatened to "blow up" Oman after it entered discussions with Iran over a fee system for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

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US President Donald Trump threatened to attack Oman on Wednesday, in remarks that offered a window into what several US officials have told Middle East Eye is the administration’s…

Trump vows the Strait of Hormuz will stay open to all, warning Oman against mediating Iran talks as US rejects any Iranian or Omani control over the vital waterway.

The US president warns that Oman, a US ally, 'will behave just like everybody else, or we will have to blow them up'.

US president calls on US ally to ‘behave … or else we’ll have to blow them up’ in casual aside during cabinet meeting

President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to threaten to attack US ally Oman if it sides with Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz.Trump said Oman must "behave" or he would…

Asked if he would accept a deal to allow Iran and US ally Oman to control the strait, Trump said the Gulf state must ‘behave’.

US president made comment in casual aside during cabinet meeting

"The 'no more foreign wars' president just threatened to attack yet another country," said one critic.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed a report that Iran and Oman would manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz as part of a deal to end the war,

Donald Trumps Aussage klang beiläufig, doch ihr Kern ist brisant: Bei einer Kabinettssitzung hat der US-Präsident über die Zukunft der Straße von Hormus gesprochen. Dabei warnte…

Donald Trump is apparently ready to expand his regional war in the Middle East.

US strikes Iran LIVE: US President Trump, during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, warned Oman after he was asked if he would be open to a deal which allowed Iran and Oman to…

WASHINGTON, May 28 — President Donald Trump yesterday appeared to threaten to attack US ally Oman if it sides with Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz.Trump said Oman...