Donald Trump threatened to bomb a key US ally in the Middle East if they don’t ‘behave’ while responding to a question about who will control the Strait of Hormuz.
A reporter asked Trump at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday whether he was comfortable with Oman, a longtime US ally helping broker an end to the Iran war, jointly controlling the oil passageway with Tehran.
‘The strait will be open to everybody,’ Trump said before being asked who would control it. ‘Nobody is going to control it…We will watch over it.’
Trump then turned his attention back to Oman, threatening to attack the country.
‘Oman will behave just like everybody else or we’ll have to blow them up. They understand that. They’ll be fine,’ Trump added.
It is unclear whether the President misspoke or why he would threaten to attack a Middle Eastern partner. The Daily Mail has contacted the White House for comment.
The Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries one-fifth of the world’s oil, has been shut since Iran closed it after US and Israeli airstrikes in late February. The strait’s reopening remains a key sticking point in current peace talks.
Oman has a history of serving as a friendly mediator between the White House and the Iranian regime. The country helped broker the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal and has acted as a US defense partner in the Middle East since 1980.
Trump threatened to bomb Oman if they don’t ‘behave’ while responding to a question about who will control the Strait of Hormuz
It is unclear whether the President misspoke or why he would threaten to attack a Middle Eastern partner
Oman is longtime US ally that is helping to negotiate an end to the Iran war
