Former President Trump threatened military strikes against Oman for negotiating maritime arrangements with Iran, triggering backlash from US lawmakers and Arab commentators who criticized the threats as bullying and counterproductive diplomacy.
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Iran and Oman reach a framework agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with separate shipping lanes.
Prominent Indian investor Saurabh Mukherjea warns that escalating US-Iran tensions over the Strait of Hormuz could enable China to control global oil supplies through strategic partnership with Iran, potentially driving expensive crude prices and economic strain across India's consumption-dependent economy.
Oman's diplomacy and neutrality make it a key intermediary in the Gulf region.
Egypt and Pakistan are mediating an end to the Iran war. Oman is also involved.