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Trump Issues Threat to Oman as US-Iran MOU Expires

Bloomberg Markets
Monday, August 17, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it gets in the way of developments with Iran, according to reports from Fox News. A 60-day truce between the US and Iran— already repeatedly violated...

President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it gets in the way of developments with Iran, according to reports from Fox News. A 60-day truce between the US and Iran— already repeatedly violated — will expire on Monday without a deal on how the Stair of Hormuz should be managed. Tyler Kendall reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

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