Updated on: Aug 17, 2026, 17:41:36 IST By HT News Desk Prefer HTon Google Share via Copy link US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman if the country gets in the way of Washington's blockade of Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz, saying that he will “bomb the s*** out” of Tehran's neighbour.
President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One at Morristown Airport, Sunday, Aug.
16, 2026, in Morristown, N.J.
AP/PTI(AP08_17_2026_000002A) (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) "If Oman gets in the way, we'll bomb the shit out of them," Trump told Fox News journalist Trey Yingst, referring to ongoing talks between Oman and Iran on control of the strait, while Washington is also pursuing its own talks.
Trump also said that Iran should "put up the white flag of surrender," according to Yingst's post on X on his interview with the president.
"I have no time schedule.
I'm not in a hurry...the midterms have nothing to do with my thinking," Trump added.
The conflict with Iran has caused oil and gas prices to spike, putting pressure on Trump’s Republican Party ahead of the November midterm elections.
The war has dragged on for nearly six months with no resolution in sight.
Talks between the US and Iran aimed at bringing about a lasting peace have stalled, and intermittent clashes keep flaring up, disrupting the flow of oil and other key commodities through the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
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