Retired Marine colonel on Trump threat to bomb Oman: "Pretty extraordinary"

Mark Cancian, retired Marine colonel and senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to discuss President Trump's threat to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way" of efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

cbsnews.com ·1h ago

A retired Marine colonel described as "pretty extraordinary" President Trump's reported threat to bomb Oman if it gets in the way of efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. According to MyJoyOnline Ghana, Trump made the threat during a phone interview, using an expletive.

The Strait of Hormuz has been largely closed for nearly six months during the US-Iran war, with Iran blocking it since the US and Israel attacked Iran in February. The waterway is vital to the global economy, with about a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas usually passing through it.

Oman, a US ally, borders the southern side of the Strait and has suffered a number of strikes from Iran. The country is playing a key role in negotiating with Tehran to reopen the waterway, while Washington has also pursued its own efforts to secure the reopening. A 60-day Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran is expiring, and the future of talks between the two sides is unclear.

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