President Trump threatens Oman over Strait of Hormuz control plan (opens in new tab)

President Trump threatened Oman during a White House Cabinet meeting on Wednesday after reporters asked whether he would accept a short-term arrangement allowing Iran and Oman to control the Strait of Hormuz. Trump rejected the idea, said the strait would be “open to everybody,” and said Oman would have to “behave” or the United States would “blow ’em up”. The exchange followed an Iranian state TV report on an unofficial draft agreement under which Iran and Oman would jointly manage maritime ...