Iran expresses solidarity and voiced support for Oman after United States President Donald Trump'sthreatto the Gulf country. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that Iran stands in solidarity with Oman after "US officials' threats". He also condemned the US attacks on areas in Bandar Abbas.
US President Donald Trump threatened Oman, a country with which the US has decades-long military and economic ties, over the Strait of Hormuz. "It's international waters, and Oman will behave just like everybody else or we'll have to blow them up. They understand that, they'll be fine."
"No, the strait is going to be open to everybody," Trump told reporters during a cabinet meeting at the White House. The Strait of Hormuz is a critical trade route through which one-fifth of the world's oil normally passes.
Iran has indicated that it seeks to impose a new reality in the Strait of Hormuz, imposing tolls on transiting ships and sharing the revenues with Oman.
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Trump convened his Cabinet on Wednesday at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the war with Iran, saying "things are going very well" days after insisting a settlement was "largely negotiated." Trump's Republican allies have expressed concerns that closing his war of choice will be unsatisfactory, putting off critical issues to be resolved later. "It's gotta be perfect," Trump said during the meeting, adding that he won't sign a "crummy" deal.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth celebrated the U.S. military’s strength, even as a new analysis shows it could take three years for defense contractors to replenish the key weapons systems used in the Iran war. Trump also praised his administration’s work to stamp out fraud, saying his administration is "bringing our country back to honesty.”
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