Donald Trump threatens to open war against a new country - the consequences have arrived

US President Donald Trump sharply criticized Oman, the mediator in talks with Iran, claiming it did not behave properly. According to a Wall Street Journal report, administration officials are divided: some accuse Oman of a double-faced line and a tendency toward the Iranian side, while others argue Trump is looking for a scapegoat. The threat comes after the expiration of a 60-day ultimatum Trump set in June, and tensions with Muscat rose following criticism from the Omani foreign minister.

US President Donald Trump threatens to open war against Oman, which serves as a mediator in talks with Iran's Revolutionary Guard regime. In his remarks, he said: "I don't think they behaved particularly well." According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, US administration officials are divided over Oman's conduct. Some senior advisers accuse it of taking a double-faced line and a clear tendency toward the Iranian side, while promoting a framework that would leave control of the strait in Tehran's hands, a move that Secretary of State Marco Rubio once defined as a bright red line. Conversely, other officials argue that Trump is simply looking for a scapegoat to absorb the fire following the difficulty of signing a nuclear deal and ending the campaign. The current threat comes after the expiration of the 60-day ultimatum Trump set in June to end the war and strip Iran of its nuclear program, which ended this week without a breakthrough. Oman is not the only one absorbing fire from the frustrated president; recently, Trump ordered the reduction of a joint military exercise with South Korea after it refused to help open the Strait of Hormuz, and expressed ongoing displeasure with European allies such as Britain and Spain. Relations between Washington and Muscat, which led the initial mediation channels, have deteriorated dramatically in recent months, especially after Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi openly criticized American attacks. Now, as the maritime arena of the Strait of Hormuz remains choked and a fifth of global energy supplies hang in the balance, it seems Washington prefers to escalate the tone and signal to the Gulf states that the rules of the game have changed.