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  "id": 1534684,
  "title": "Retired Marine colonel on Trump threat to bomb Oman: \"Pretty extraordinary\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/retired-marine-colonel-on-trump-threat-to-bomb-oman-pretty",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T18:17:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/retired-marine-colonel-on-trump-threat-to-bomb-oman-pretty-extraordinary/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nOman, 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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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Trump threatens Oman over Iran talks as efforts to reopen Strait of Hormuz continue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-threatens-oman-over-iran-talks-as-efforts-to-reopen-strait-of",
        "published": "2026-08-17T17:43:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Doha News",
        "title": "Trump threatens to bomb Oman; Iran signals ‘fully offensive’ policy, says Reuters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-threatens-to-bomb-oman-iran-signals-fully-offensive-policy-says",
        "published": "2026-08-17T18:10:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Trump says US not seeking to extend interim deal with Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-says-us-not-seeking-to-extend-interim-deal-with-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-17T18:30:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Trump threatens to bomb US ally Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ over Iran deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-threatens-to-bomb-us-ally-oman-if-it-gets-in-the-way-over-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-17T18:42:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Trump threatens to bomb ally Oman as US-Iran war agreement expires",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-threatens-to-bomb-ally-oman-as-us-iran-war-agreement-expires",
        "published": "2026-08-17T19:25:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Trump threatens to bomb ally Oman as US-Iran war agreement expires",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-threatens-to-bomb-ally-oman-as-us-iran-war-agreement-expires-1545801",
        "published": "2026-08-17T19:25:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Kushner: US, Iran talks more robust than ever, but no deal yet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/kushner-us-iran-talks-more-robust-than-ever-but-no-deal-yet",
        "published": "2026-08-17T19:52:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}