Trump Threatens to Bomb Oman if It Interferes in Hormuz Dispute
The president confirmed direct backchannel talks with the IRGC while demanding that Tehran 'put up the white flag of surrender.'
TL;DR
- President Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it interferes with U.S. efforts to enforce a blockade on Iranian shipping.
- The warning was given during a phone interview on August 17.
- The threat comes as a 60-day negotiating window for a U.S.-Iran ceasefire framework expired on August 17 without an agreement.
- Trump insisted Iran should 'put up the white flag of surrender'.