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Trump's Warning to Oman Regarding the Strait of Hormuz and Iran

Thursday, May 28, 2026
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Trump's Warning to Oman Regarding the Strait of Hormuz and Iran

Trump threw a sharp warning at Oman on Wednesday. He basically threatened military action if the Gulf nation tried to make any deal with Iran about jointly managing the Strait of Hormuz.

He said it during a Q&A session at a White House Cabinet meeting. He rejected the idea of a peace framework where Tehran and Muscat would share oversight of that key maritime corridor. The US insisted it had to stay the main security guarantor for the whole area.

“Nobody’s going to control it,” Trump told the reporters. “We’re going to watch over it. We’ll watch over it, but nobody’s going to control it.”

Then came the threat. “It’s international waters,” he added. “Oman will behave just like everybody else, or we’ll have to blow them up. They understand that. They’ll be fine.”

Iran is clearly still keen on ending the war. They want a deal. But Washington isn't happy with the terms they’ve floated so far.

“Iran is very much intent, they want very much to make a deal,” he admitted. “So far they haven’t gotten there… We’re not satisfied with it, but we will be. Either that or we’ll have to just finish the job.” He didn't elaborate on that part.

He insisted the deal has to be perfect. The Strait of Hormuz needs to be open right away after whatever is aGreed. No single country should get control over the waterway.

This whole situation comes after Iranian state media reportedly leaked details of a draft memorandum of understanding. It was linked to efforts to end the conflict that kicked off back on February 28th.

That draft framework included some stuff.

The White House strongly denied that document was real earlier that day. They called it a complete fabrication. They warned markets not to trust anything circulating through Iranian state media.

The Strait of Hormuz itself is massive. It’s basically the world’s most critical oil shipping chokepoint. It’s the gateway for global energy. It connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. It carries nearly a fifth of all the world’s petroleum consumption. And about twenty percent of global LNG shipments too.

This passage is vital for major energy exporters. Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the UAE, Kuwait, Iran. Any disruption there hits global oil markets instantly. Shipping routes choke. Fuel prices spike everywhere.

For nearly ninety days, the Strait has been effectively shut down. That’s how bad it got. It completely messed up international oil and gas supplies. It caused a huge surge in energy prices. Analysts are warning that even when shipping finally starts again, the economic damage will linger for months because of the shortages and the instability.

They estimate that this closure cut nearly fourteen million barrels of oil per day from the global market. That’s the biggest energy shock since the seventies oil crises. The prolonged mess has made people worry about inflation, costs, and the fallout across so many countries.

The whole crisis kicked off February 28, 2026. That was after the US and Israeli airstrikes hit Iranian infrastructure. Iran used its position along the strait to shut down maritime movement. Tensions just shot up across West Asia. Everyone was scared a bigger regional war was coming.

Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board

Gree News Team covers international news and global affairs at Gree News. Our collective of senior editors is dedicated to providing independent, accurate, and responsible journalism for a global audience.

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