TOUS 4647 Trump menace Oman sur le dossier du detroit d Ormuz

On Monday, Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman if the sultanate obstructs negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Washington is concerned about the discussions being held directly between Oman and Iran to restore maritime traffic through this strategic waterway. Oman has long played a mediating role between Washington and Tehran. For its part, Iran maintains that negotiations with Muscat are progressing in earnest. The Strait of Hormuz, through which a major portion of the world's hydrocarbon trade passes, remains at the heart of tensions between the United States and Iran.