Trump Warns Oman Officials to Avoid Interference in Iran Deal Negotiations
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Trump threatens to ‘bomb the s‑‑‑ out of Oman’ over Iran deal President Trump on Monday warned Omani officials against getting “in the way” of the U.S. during negotiations with their Iranian counterparts over reopening the Strait of Hormuz. “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the s— out of them,” he told Fox News’s Trey Yingst. The journalist did not provide audio of the conversation.…
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Washington ExaminerTrump’s threat to bomb Oman comes the same day Iran said it reached an agreement with the Gulf States over a plan for ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
BBC NewsTrump made his threat to Oman after Iran said earlier on Monday that the two sides had reached an agreement for ships to travel through the strait.
USA TodayWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump threatened military action against Oman, an ally of the United States, if its negotiations with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz interfere with U.S. efforts to reach a peace deal with Tehran.
Washington TimesMr. Trump threatened the sultanate as it negotiates with Iran, which sits across the Strait of Hormuz, about how to manage the waterway that serves as a key transit point for oil shipments from the Gulf region.
New York PostPresident Trump on Monday warned Oman that the US will “bomb the s–t” out of them if they interfere in the simmering conflict with Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Mr. Trump also said the U.S. remains well-equipped to fight Iran, pushing back on reports that American forces depleted their munitions stocks in the war.
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Washington Examiner“What we’ve used is peanuts,” Trump said. “We have a lot of mid-level weapons.” “I have no time schedule,” he added, speaking to ongoing negotiations with the Iranian military. “They’re good poker players, but they’re dying.”
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Iranian Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmail Baghaei told reporters in Tehran that talks with Oman had gone slowly, but that “an understanding has been reached regarding the map of the transit route.” Both sides are working to finalize details for a joint statement, he said, adding that the two countries “still plan to finalize the understanding in the form of a package: the map plus a joint statement.”
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BBC NewsIn his statement, reported by the BBC's US partner CBS News, Baghaei said both sides would finalise the details before issuing a joint statement. Oman has previously described these talks as positive.
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“The number one Goal is, and always will be, that Iran cannot have, in any way, shape, or form, a Nuclear Weapon,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”
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BBC NewsOn 8 July, Trump declared the ceasefire was "over". As the ceasefire neared its formal expiry on Monday, Trump also posted on his Truth Social network to say: "The number one goal is, and always will be, that Iran cannot have, in any way, shape, or form, a nuclear weapon."
Washington Times“The number one Goal is, and always will be, that Iran cannot have, in any way, shape, or form, a Nuclear Weapon,” Mr. Trump posted Monday on Truth Social.
USA TodayTrump's latest remarks come as a 60-day window for the U.S. to negotiate with Iran ‒ outlined in a memorandum of understanding in June ‒ expires on Aug. 17. The memorandum was intended to give the two sides two more months to hammer out a peace deal, but the parameters of the preliminary agreement instead quickly fell apart, leaving no end in sight to a war that started in late February.
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01 BBC News An IRGC spokesman denied Trump's claim, which was made in the same interview, that the US was involved in backchannel negotiations with the IRGC - which is a major military, political and economic force in Iran.
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02 New York Post The Islamic regime has used the strait, where nearly one-fifth of the world’s seaborne oil traverses, for leverage during the conflict – repeatedly causing gas prices to spike as November’s midterm elections approach.
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03 USA Today "Iran should wave the white flag of surrender," Trump told Fox News, according to Yingst. Trump also said, "I have no time schedule" and "I'm not in a hurry," even as the political fallout of the war in Iran is colliding with the November midterm elections. Reach Joey Garrison on X @joeygarrison.
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04 Reuters Iran threatens to go on offensive in Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy with US fails - Reuters Iran threatens to go on offensive in Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy with US fails Reuters
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05 Washington Times Iran retaliated by clamping down on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in nearly six months of violence, negotiations and economic pressure tactics.
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