{
  "id": 1545801,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T19:25:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/trump-threatens-to-bomb-ally-oman-as-us-iran-war-agreement-expires-20260818-p60p6j.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US president has threatened to bomb Oman, a US ally, if it gets in the way of his administration's talks with Iran. According to GBC Ghana, President Donald Trump made the threat while using an expletive during a phone interview with Fox News.\n\nThe US and Oman have been negotiating separately with Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway that has been largely closed for nearly six months during the US-Iran war. About a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas usually passes through the Strait.\n\nThe future of talks between the US and Iran is unclear as a 60-day Memorandum of Understanding between the two sides is expiring. The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald report that the US president cast doubt on whether it was possible to strike an acceptable deal with the regime in Tehran after the MoU ended.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 9,
    "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": "CBS News",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-17T18:17:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Trump threatens to bomb Oman over Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-threatens-to-bomb-oman-over-strait-of-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-08-17T20:08:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}