Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to “blow up” the country of Oman if it didn’t bow to his wishes around control of the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. president seeks a peace agreement with Iran to reopen the strait
The president hosted a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday and reiterated his insistence that Oman and other nations sign on to his Abraham Accords, a U.S.-led treaty which encourages the normalization of diplomatic ties between Arab nations and Israel.
He also took a question from reporters, one of whom asked about a potential short-term deal that would allow for shared control of the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman, which border the key waterway. In response, the president issued a direct threat to Oman, a U.S. ally.
“Oman will behave just like everyone else, or we’ll have to blow them up,” the president stunningly warned, adding, “Nobody’s going to control it.”
His seemingly off-the-cuff remark was immediately tweeted out by the State Department’s account on X, hammering home the message.
The president’s threat comes as the Strait of Hormuz has remained closed for nearly 90 days, disrupting key oil and natural gas shipping routes and causing a major spike in global energy prices, which now threatens to spread to the rest of the economy. Experts say the closure, even if resolved soon, will have lingering effects for months.
But U.S. efforts to reopen the strait, either through military or diplomatic means, have so far been unsuccessful. Trump announced plans for U.S. Navy vessels to escort civilian ships through the strait in early May, only to suspend those plans two days later.
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