US President Donald Trump. Photo: Collected

WASHINGTON, United States, Aug 17, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - US President Donald Trump 
on Monday threatened to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way" of a deal with Iran 
on the Strait of Hormuz and called for Iran to surrender.

"If Oman gets in the way, we'll bomb the shit out of them," Trump told Fox 
News journalist Trey Yingst, referring to ongoing talks between Oman and Iran 
on control of the strait, while Washington is also pursuing its own talks.

Trump also said that Iran should "put up the white flag of surrender," 
according to Yingst's post on X on his interview with the president.