Bessent warns Oman on Strait of Hormuz after Trump’s ‘blow ’em up’ threat 

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Oman regarding its actions in the Strait of Hormuz following President Trump's threat to 'blow ’em up' if Oman imposes a tolling system. The US maintains its stance of not tolerating tolls in this strategic maritime passage.

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 social media post, referencing a reported…