# Trump threatens to bomb US ally Oman if it 'gets in the way' over Iran issue

https://mins.news/en/video/24556

- BBC News, 2026-08-17 21:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJd_KsHkqOU

> US President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb US ally Oman if it “gets in the way” of his administration’s talks with Iran, Fox News reports. The US and Oman are separately negotiating with Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been largely closed for nearly six months during the US-Iran war. A Fox reporter said Trump made the threat during a phone interview, using an expletive.

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