Trump Threatens Ally Oman Over Strait of Hormuz: ‘Behave… Or We’ll Blow ‘Em Up’

Trump Threatens Ally Oman Over Strait of Hormuz: ‘Behave… Or We’ll Blow ‘Em Up’

  “The ‘no more foreign wars’ president just threatened to attack yet another country,” said one critic. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to “blow up” Oman if the US ally works with Iran to reopen and jointly manage the Strait of Hormuz. Responding to reporting by Iranian state media that Iran and Oman were negotiating an […]

Oman’s Foreign Minister Said US-Iran Deal Was ‘Within Our Reach.’ Then Trump Started Bombing

Oman’s Foreign Minister Said US-Iran Deal Was ‘Within Our Reach.’ Then Trump Started Bombing

  “The Omani FM decided to go public,” suggested one observer, “so that the American people knew that peace was within reach when Trump instead opted for war.”  Hours before President Donald Trump announced his decision to bomb Iran and pursue the overthrow of its government, the foreign minister of Oman appeared, in person, on one of […]