Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it gets in way of Iran deal: Report

BREAKING: Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it gets in the way of a US-Iran deal on Strait of Hormuz shipping, according to a report.

Trump is now threatening to bomb Oman. Oman. The country that spent years playing quiet middleman between Washington and Tehran.

According to a new report, the president warned Muscat not to get in the way of a US and Iran agreement on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. That's the same strait that just had a day with zero registered vessel transits, and the same negotiation that already blew through one deadline with no deal. You can see him here, and this is a man who clearly thinks pressure works on everyone at once.

What makes this strange is the target. Oman isn't a spoiler, it's the switchboard. It hosted the backchannel talks that made any US and Iran contact possible in the first place. Threaten the mediator, and you may find nobody left to carry your messages.

A fifth of the world's oil moves through that strait, and Washington is now threatening the one neighbour everyone trusted.

This is Sara White, reporting for HIT.

Source Read the original reporting at channelnewsasia.com