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Report: US Pressuring Neutral Oman To Cut Ties With Iran

by Dave DeCamp | Jun 2, 2026

The US has been pressuring Oman to pick a side in its war against Iran and to sever ties with Tehran, despite Muscat's history of acting as a neutral mediator in the region, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Sources told the Journal that at the start...

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US Treasury Secretary Threatens Oman With Sanctions If It ‘Facilitates Tolls’ for the Strait of Hormuz

by Dave DeCamp | May 28, 2026

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday threatened to "aggressively" target Oman with sanctions if it was involved in "facilitating tolls" in the Strait of Hormuz, a warning that came after President Trump threatened to "blow up" the country. "The United...

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Trump Threatens To ‘Blow Up’ Oman If the Country Doesn’t ‘Behave’

by Dave DeCamp | May 27, 2026

President Trump on Wednesday said the US would "blow up" the country of Oman if it doesn't "behave," a threat made when asked if he would accept a short-term deal that involved Iran and Oman jointly controlling the Strait of Hormuz. "No, the strait's got to be opened...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Says Talks With US Will Be Held in Oman on Friday

by Dave DeCamp | Feb 4, 2026

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday that nuclear talks between the US and Iran will be held this Friday in Oman. "Nuclear talks with the United States are scheduled to be held in Muscat on about 10 am Friday," Araghchi wrote on X. "I'm grateful...

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Oman Says US-Iran Nuclear Talks To Take Place in Rome This Friday

by Dave DeCamp | May 21, 2025

Oman's foreign minister said on Wednesday that the fifth round of US-Iran nuclear talks will be held in Rome this Friday, despite US and Iranian officials being at odds over Tehran's nuclear enrichment program. Trump administration officials have been demanding that...

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Months of Yemen Talks End Unsuccessfully in Oman

by Jason Ditz | Feb 24, 2022

Months of Yemen Talks End Unsuccessfully in Oman | UN talks failed to agree on political plan to end war

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Israel Participates in US-Led Naval Drills Alongside Saudi, Oman

by Dave DeCamp | Feb 2, 2022

It was the first time Israel publicy drilled with the two Gulf countries

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Yemen, Houthis Welcome Omani Effort to Renew Peace Process

by Jason Ditz | Jun 13, 2021

Yemen, Houthis Welcome Omani Effort to Renew Peace Process | Saudi airstrikes drop, hopes of peace talks are growing

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Trump Says 10 More Arab Countries Could Normalize With Israel

by Dave DeCamp | Oct 27, 2020

Israeli report says Oman, Saudi Arabia are next

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Sudan and Oman Could Be Next to Normalize With Israel

by Dave DeCamp | Sep 25, 2020

US demands Sudan normalize to be removed from terror list

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