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Middle East crisis live: Iran official condemns Trump threat to ‘blow up’ Oman
US president said ally would be at risk if it did not ‘behave just like everybody else’ We have a statement from the Iranian foreign ministry in which the spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, described Donald Trump’s threats against Oman as “dangerous” and “bullying”. He was quoted as saying: Threats to “destroy” a United Nations member state that has always played a constructive, effective, and responsible role in regional peace and security and has used its noble efforts in the service of regional peace and stability as a mediator in diplomatic processes for many years are not only a violation of the fundamental principle of prohibiting the threat of the use of force, but also another dangerous sign of the normalisation of lawlessness and bullying in international relations. Continue reading...
What happened
According to The Guardian’s source item, Middle East crisis live: Iran official condemns Trump threat to ‘blow up’ Oman, US president said ally would be at risk if it did not ‘behave just like everybody else’ We have a statement from the Iranian foreign ministry in which the spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, described Donald Trump’s threats against Oman as “dangerous” and “bullying”. He was quoted as saying: Threats to “destroy” a United Nations member state that has always played a constructive, effective, and responsible role in regional peace and security and has used its noble efforts in the service of regional peace and stability as a mediator in diplomatic processes for many years are not only a violation of the fundamental principle of prohibiting the threat of the use of force, but also another dangerous sign of the normalisation of lawlessness and bullying in international relations. Continue reading…
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- Middle East crisis live: Iran official condemns Trump threat to ‘blow up’ OmanThe Guardian - 2026-05-28T08:59:40+00:00
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