Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it 'gets in the way' over Iran issue

President Donald Trump warned that the United States would take military action against Oman if it interferes with ongoing negotiations with Iran, according to Fox News. "President Donald Trump has threatened to weaponry Oman - a US state - if it "gets successful the way" of his administration's ain talks with Iran, Fox News reports." Trump made the remark during a telephone call on Monday, adding that the United States maintains a nonstop backchannel with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The IRGC denied involvement in any talks with the United States, while Iranian officials said on Monday they were close to finalizing an agreement with Oman concerning shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The 60‑day Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran, intended to pave the way for a final agreement, expires on Monday. Oman, which describes itself as a neutral party in the dispute, has endured several strikes from Iran since the conflict began but is now facilitating negotiations to reopen the vital waterway. Since the United States and Israel struck Iran in February, Tehran has largely blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a route through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and liquid natural gas normally flows; restoring passage remains a central topic of discussion. Washington has pursued its own efforts to secure the strait’s reopening. Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst quoted Trump as saying: "If Oman gets successful the way, we'll weaponry the crap retired of them." An IRGC spokesperson rejected Trump’s claim of backchannel negotiations, telling Tasnim News: "There are nary talks taking spot betwixt IRGC officials and the Americans, and this prevarication by Trump is simply fantasies caused by the delusions and nightmares helium has suffered arsenic a effect of decision and desperation successful the war."