Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Oman amid talks over strait of Hormuz (opens in new tab)
submitted by Donald Trump has threatened to “blow up” Oman if it fails to “behave” in a casual aside during a cabinet meeting, as the US scrambles to reopen the strait of Hormuz. The US president made the threat after reports of talks between Iran and Oman about jointly charging a toll for ships passing through the crucial waterway, which has been all but closed since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran. The strait – which typically carries about a fifth of the world’s oil supplies – has b...
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