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US Warns Oman Over Hormuz Strait

Updated 2026-05-28 16:35 UTC 1 source Neutral

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a warning to Oman after President Trump threatened military action over the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. government is opposing any tolling system in the strait.

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The Hill
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued another warning to Oman Thursday morning after President Trump said the nation should “behave or we’ll have to blow ’em up.” “The United States Government will not tolerate any effort to impose a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz,” Bessent wrote in a soci
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