President Donald Trump’s threat to “blow up” Oman baffled observers across the political spectrum in Washington — targeting one of America’s oldest Arab allies. For the past 15 years, Muscat has negotiated prisoner releases with Iran on Washington’s behalf and hosted backchannel talks between the two adversaries.
The Threat
- Trump publicly threatens to “blow up” Oman
- Comments tied to disagreement over Strait of Hormuz control
- Oman a longtime mediator + backchannel between US + Iran
Why It Matters
- Risks rupturing a key Iran diplomatic channel
- Sultan Haitham bin Tariq’s quiet diplomacy was central to ceasefire talks
- Compounds Gulf-region uncertainty after the Kuwait missile strike
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