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Trump appears to threaten to 'blow up' ally Oman

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to threaten to attack US ally Oman if it sides with Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz.Trump said Oman

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  1. Al-Monitor

    Trump threatens to 'blow up' Oman as US-Iran talks stall (opens Al-Monitor)

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    “Oman will behave just like everybody else, or we will have to blow them up,” Trump said in surprising comments on Wednesday.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Trump appears to threaten Oman over Strait of Hormuz impasse (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The US president warns that Oman, a US ally, ‘will behave just like everybody else, or we will have to blow them up’.

  3. Digital Journal

    Trump appears to threaten to 'blow up' ally Oman (opens Digital Journal)

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    President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to threaten to attack US ally Oman if it sides with Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz.Trump said Oman

  4. The Guardian

    Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Oman amid talks over strait of Hormuz (opens The Guardian)

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    US president calls on US ally to ‘behave … or else we’ll have to blow them up’ in casual aside during cabinet meeting

  5. New York Post

    Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Oman if it sides with Iran over Strait of Hormuz (opens New York Post)

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    President Trump threatened to attack Oman Wednesday if the Arab nation partners with Iran to assert joint control over the Strait of Hormuz.

  6. Seattle Times

    Trump threatens Oman over Strait of Hormuz (opens Seattle Times)

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    President Trump said there would be serious repercussions if Iran and Oman move forward with a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz.

  7. Al Jazeera

    US Treasury threatens Oman with sanctions over Hormuz Strait (opens Al Jazeera)

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    US official says Oman should know that Washington ‘will aggressively target’ actors that facilitate tolls in waterway.

  8. Al-Monitor

    US warns Oman not to engage in facilitating tolls for Strait of Hormuz (opens Al-Monitor)

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    WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - The United States warned Oman on Thursday not to get directly or indirectly involved in any effort to impose a toll in the Strait of Hormuz, saying it will penalize any partners involved in such a system.

  9. Al Jazeera

    Why has Trump threatened to bomb Oman, amid Iran war escalation? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The US president has issued a stark warning to a US ally, in a sign of rising tensions over Strait of Hormuz.

  10. The Guardian

    Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ US ally Oman if it does not ‘behave’ over strait of Hormuz | First Thing (opens The Guardian)

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    President makes comments after reports Iran and Oman have discussed jointly charging a toll for ships. Plus, how ‘balcony solar’ could help fight rising energy costs

  11. Washington Examiner

    Iran supports Oman after Trump threat (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Iran backed Oman after President Donald Trump threatened to attack the long-time U.S. ally over the Strait of Hormuz.

  12. New York Post

    Oman pledged not to toll Strait of Hormuz following Trump’s threat to ‘blow them up’: Bessent (opens New York Post)

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    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed Thursday that Oman won't be going along with Iran's scheme to toll the Strait of Hormuz -- after a chilling threat from President Trump.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.