President Trump on Monday threatened to "bomb the shit" out of Oman over the Gulf state's talks with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz, despite US officials previously backing Muscat's efforts to reach a deal with Tehran. Fox News reporter Trey Yingst said he asked the...

The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Iran and Oman were close to reaching an agreement on a new shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, but that it wouldn't guarantee that the waterway would be opened to all traffic. "If certain third parties do...

The UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) said on Thursday that it paused an effort to evacuate ships out of the Strait of Hormuz after a vessel was struck off the coast of Oman, which came as Iran warned ships not to transit the strait outside of routes it...

Updated on June 9, 2026, at 9:27 pm EST US Central Command announced on Tuesday that its forces began bombing Iran, attacks it said were a response to Iran allegedly shooting down a US Army Apache helicopter that was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz as part of the US...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...