Trump Threatens To Bomb Oman Over Strait Of Hormuz Reopening Efforts

US
P eside t
Do ald
T ump
has
th eate ed
to
bomb
Oma
if
the
Gulf
atio
obst ucts
effo ts
to
eope
the
St ait
of
Ho muz,
escalati g
te sio s
su ou di g
the
st ategically
vital
wate way.
I
a
i te view
with
Fox
News
o
Mo day,
T ump
issued
the
wa i g
as
I a
a d
Oma
co ti ued
discussio s
o
eope i g
the
st ait.
He
also
co fi med
that
Washi gto
had
established
a
di ect
backcha el
with
I a & squo;s
Islamic
Revolutio a y
Gua d
Co ps
(IRGC),
while
i sisti g
he
was
i
o
ush
to
e d
the
co flict.

T ump& squo;s
Wa i g
To
Oma

T ump
was
asked
about
I a & squo;s
discussio s
with
Oma
ove
the
eope i g
of
the
St ait
of
Ho muz,
a
c ucial
oute
fo
global
e e gy
shipme ts.

“If
Oma
gets
i
the
way,
we& squo;ll
bomb
the
shit
out
of
them,& dquo;
T ump
told
Fox
News,
acco di g
to
epo ts.

His
comme ts
came
as
diplomatic
effo ts
ove
the
st ategic
wate way
emai ed
u ce tai .
I a
has
bee
discussi g
a a geme ts
with
Oma
aimed
at
esto i g
comme cial
ma itime
t affic
th ough
the
st ait,
while
Washi gto
has
bee
pu sui g
its
ow
app oach.

T ump
also
said
the
US
had
established
a
di ect
backcha el
with
the
IRGC.
Despite
ack owledgi g
the
co tacts,
he
said
he
was
ot
wo ki g
towa ds
a
fixed
deadli e
to
esolve
the
co flict.

“They& squo; e
good
poke
playe s,
but
they& squo; e
dyi g,& dquo;
T ump
said
of
the
IRGC,
addi g
that
he
had
“ o
time
schedule& dquo;
a d
was
“ ot
i
a
hu y& dquo;.

The
ema ks
come
amid
heighte ed
te sio s
ove
co t ol
of
the
St ait
of
Ho muz.
I a
a d
the
US
have
issued
competi g
claims
ove
the
st ategic
wate way,
th ough
which
a
majo
sha e
of
global
oil
a d
gas
supplies
o mally
passes.

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IRGC
Claims
200
E emy
Ai c aft
Dow ed

Sepa ately,
IRGC
Deputy
Comma de -i -Chief
Majo
Ge e al
Mostafa
Izadi
claimed
that
I a
had
shot
dow
mo e
tha
200
“e emy
ai c aft& dquo;
si ce
the
co flict
bega .

Izadi
desc ibed
the
co f o tatio
as
a
“hyb id
wa & dquo;,
accusi g
I a & squo;s
adve sa ies
of
attempti g
to
destabilise
the
cou t y
th ough
both
milita y
actio
a d
i te al
p essu e.

He
ejected
claims
that
the
co flict
had
weake ed
I a & squo;s
political
system,
a gui g
i stead
that
the
Islamic
Republic
had
eme ged
st o ge
a d
mo e
esilie t.

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Fo
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