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Trump Issues Threat to Oman as US-Iran MOU Expires

Bloomberg Markets Monday 17 August 2026, 11:42 UTC 1 min read
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Aug 17th, 2026 Trump Issues Threat to Oman as US-Iran MOU Expires 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.

Aug 17th, 2026 Trump Issues Threat to Oman as US-Iran MOU Expires 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.
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