# Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of Iran talks

https://mins.news/en/item/24274

- BBC News, 2026-08-17 14:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5dzk0ryzdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it obstructed US talks with Iran, Fox News reported. He also claimed Washington had a direct backchannel with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which denied the allegation. Iran said an understanding had been reached on a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz as the US-Iran memorandum was set to expire.

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