Trump Has Tough Words for Ally Oman as Hormuz Standoff Escalates

President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to "blow up" Oman if the longtime U.S. ally sided with Iran in seeking joint control over the Strait of Hormuz, according to reporting from the New York Post, Reuters and other outlets covering a White House Cabinet meeting. "If Oman doesn’t behave, we’re gonna have to blow them up," Trump said during the meeting, according to the New York Post.Trump said the Strait of Hormuz must remain an international waterway and rejected any arrangement that would place control or toll authority in the hands of Iran, Oman, or any other country, Reuters reported. The...