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US, Iran, Oman Tensions Escalate | Auckland News
The President’s fiery rhetoric escalates tensions as he warns Oman they’ll face bombing if they block a U.S.-Iran deal over the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint vital to global energy flows. While Iran and Oman negotiate a joint declaration, the U.S. insists it controls the strait, even suggesting declaring it U.S. territory — a move Iran fiercely rejects. The President also demands Iran surrender, calling its Revolutionary Guard “good poker players but dying,” while privately negotiating with them — all amid public insistence he’s not rushing a deal, despite mounting political pressure ahead…
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