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Why has Trump threatened to bomb Oman – for a second time?

12 outlets 14 reports 24 hours World
ft.com2 nbcnews.com2 apa.az report.az theguardian.com euronews.com bbc.co.uk independent.co.uk japantimes.co.jp time.com france24.com aljazeera.com
17 August 2026
13:21 apa.az first
Trump: We can also bomb Oman if it prevents the US
13:25 ft.com +4m
Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of US-Iran negotiations
13:25 ft.com
Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of US-Iran negotiations
13:45 report.az +20m
Trump: We will bomb Oman if it interferes with activities in the Strait of Hormuz
14:40 theguardian.com +55m
Donald Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of ending Iran war
15:28 euronews.com +47m
Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it impedes US-Iran Strait of Hormuz talks
16:36 bbc.co.uk +1h
Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it 'gets in the way' over Iran issue
20:10 independent.co.uk +3h
Iran-US war latest: Trump threatens to bomb ally Oman as Netanyahu holds ‘deep discussions’ on Gaza peace plan
20:17 nbcnews.com +7m
Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of Strait of Hormuz talks with Iran
23:57 nbcnews.com +3h
Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it interferes with Strait of Hormuz deal
18 August 2026
08:27 japantimes.co.jp +8h
Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it gets in way of Iran deal
11:45 time.com +3h
Trump Again Threatens to Bomb Oman
11:59 france24.com +14m
Trump threatens to bomb Oman, as its ally tires to mediate Iran negotiations
13:33 aljazeera.com +1h
Why has Trump threatened to bomb Oman – for a second time?
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