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Trump Threatens to Bomb Oman Over Hormuz Interference, Raising Gulf Escalation Risk

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman if it interferes in a potential U.S.–Iran conflict over the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. media reporting. The remark pulls a traditionally neutral Gulf monarchy into the heart of a confrontation over one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints.

A reported threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to bomb Oman if it interferes in a U.S.–Iran clash over the Strait of Hormuz is injecting fresh uncertainty into the security calculus of a region that moves a major share of the world’s oil. For a small Gulf monarchy that has long cultivated a reputation as a discreet mediator and neutral ground, being publicly named as a potential target reframes the risks of any future confrontation in the narrow waterway. According to U.S. broadcast reporting late on 17 August, Trump warned that he would bomb Oman should it obstruct U.S. military operations against Iran in the context of a Hormuz conflict.…

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