- May 28
Trump threatens to 'blow up' key US ally Oman over Strait of Hormuz control
President Donald Trump warned he would 'blow up' Oman if it tried to jointly manage the Strait of Hormuz with Iran, stunning observers who questioned whether he had confused the key US ally with Tehran.
- May 27
Trump Rejects Iran's Hormuz Draft Deal, Threatens Oman; Tehran Insists on Uranium Rights
Iran's state TV reveals a draft memorandum to end the Hormuz blockade, but Trump calls it fake, threatens Oman, and links any deal to Arab Abraham Accords.
- May 27
Iran claims draft deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz; White House dismisses as 'fabrication'
Tehran says it has an unofficial framework to restore shipping and lift the US blockade, but Washington calls the report a 'complete fabrication' as oil prices tumble.
- May 27
Greek-owned tanker Olympic Life hit by external explosion off Oman; crew safe but fuel spills into Arabian Sea
The Greek-owned VLCC Olympic Life reported an external explosion on its port side near the waterline while sailing 60 nautical miles east of Muscat, Oman, on Monday. The crew is safe but a quantity of marine fuel leaked into the sea.
