Politics

Trump Threatens to Bomb Oman if It Blocks a Hormuz Deal

Warships and idle tankers becalmed near the Strait of Hormuz under haze
TL;DR

Trump threatens to bomb the mediator as his June ceasefire lapses unsigned and Hormuz traffic sinks to three hulls a day.

MSM Perspective

AP and the Guardian file the threat inside Middle East wraps, one item beside Kushner, Houthi claims and a dying memorandum.

X Perspective

X loops the bomb-Oman clip on repeat, treating one Fox snippet as the whole of Iran policy.

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The Wire — August 17