U.S president, Donald Trump threatened to attack Oman Wednesday, May 27, if the Arab nation partners with Iran to assert joint control over the Strait of Hormuz.

 

Iran has discussed partnering with Oman to charge tolls on ships passing through the strategic waterway.

 

“Nobody’s going to control it. That’s part of the negotiation that we have. They would like to control it,” Trump said at a cabinet meeting this week.

 

“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.”

 

The State Department tweeted a video Trump’s warning — indicating the US government wasn’t shying away from the threat.

 

US and Iranian negotiators are working to finalize a memorandum of understanding that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping — without tolls — and allow additional time for an agreement on the fate of Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpiles.

 

Trump, 79, added at the cabinet meeting that if a deal is not agreed, “we’ll have to just finish the job” militarily.

 

Oman served as a mediator between the US and Iran before the launch of Operation Epic Fury Feb. 28.