Trump says U.S. will bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ over Iran war
The prospects for peace in the Middle East suffered a fresh setback, with President Donald Trump reportedly saying he is in no hurry to end the war with Iran and fighting flaring anew in Lebanon.
In a phone interview with Fox News, Trump said a U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports is putting pressure on the country and that he has no timeline for resolving the conflict.
He also warned that if “Oman gets in the way we’ll bomb the s— out of them,” without give any further details. He made a similar threat in May. Oman is negotiating with Iran on how the Strait of Hormuz should be managed, but the U.S. isn’t part of those discussions.
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The Iran war has dragged on for almost six months with no resolution in sight. A memorandum of understanding signed in June — which technically expires Monday — was meant to give Washington and Tehran a window to reach a more lasting peace deal within 60 days. But tensions over the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz were quick to resurface hostilities, leading to several instances of military action. Both sides have said the agreement is defunct.
Iran and Oman have been involved in parallel discussions over Hormuz, with Tehran warning a deal won’t necessarily translate into a reopening of the crucial maritime route. Iran said a “shipping map” has been finalized as part of a broader agreement for the governance of traffic in the strait, but intensive talks are continuing.
Reaching a deal has been time-consuming due to security complexities and the “obstructionist behaviour of destructive elements,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told reporters on Monday. Tehran has said the U.S. must remove its blockade.
Trump told Fox News that back channels with officials from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps remain open, something a spokesman later denied as a “delusion,” according to the state-run IRNA.
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