Trump Warns Oman To Behave Or He Will “Blow Them Up” Over Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump told his Cabinet at the White House on Wednesday that the United States is not satisfied with Iran’s proposal to end the ongoing conflict and warned that if negotiations fail, the U.S. will have to "finish the job."

In the same cabinet meeting, Trump said Oman must "behave" or he would "blow them up" if it sides with Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

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Trump also told reporters, "The strait is going to be open to everybody," adding that Oman would behave "just like everybody else" or the U.S. would have to "blow them up."

The remarks came after recent U.S. military strikes in southern Iran and near the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran called a "grave violation" of the ceasefire in place.

The White House later posted a clip and transcript of Trump’s comments about Oman without any correction or clarification, according to the Al-Monitor report.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, “Diplomacy is always the first option, and we continue to work on that,” while stressing that the next "hours and days" will determine whether a deal can be reached.

Rubio reiterated that the administration’s bottom line is that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon, and he said Trump still has “other options available” if diplomacy fails.

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The U.S. and Iran are working toward a memorandum of understanding, but disagreements over Iran’s nuclear program and U.S. sanctions remain unresolved, according to the newsradio 1040 who report.

Iranian officials expressed skepticism about the talks, insisting that any steps must be verified and that no agreement is imminent, while the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned its forces are "lying in wait" if the U.S. restarts combat operations.

In parallel, the Guardian reported Trump accused Iran of trying to stall a peace agreement by running down the clock before November’s U.S. midterm elections, saying, “They thought they were going to outwait me.”

The potential deal under discussion would require Iran to restore commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to pre-war levels within one month, and any final agreement could become a binding United Nations Security Council resolution.

The terms described in the sources include Iran giving up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in exchange for some sanctions relief, but U.S. officials said sanctions relief is not guaranteed and that Iran’s uranium would need to be destroyed or removed under international supervision.

The Al-Jazeera Net report says the White House described Tehran’s published framework as completely fabricated, while the Iranian state television described a 14-point draft calling for lifting the American maritime blockade and stopping harassment of ships going to and from Iranian ports.

Al-Jazeera Net also reports that The New York Times quoted three senior Iranian officials saying the understanding covers a ceasefire across all fronts including Lebanon, the lifting of the blockade, and the release of 25 billion dollars of Iranian frozen assets, while a senior American official said Washington is not currently offering the release of any assets.

In the background of the negotiations, the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty report says the White House denied Iranian state TV’s draft framework reporting as “not true” and “a complete fabrication,” warning that “FACTS MATTER.”