Iran declares solidarity with Oman after Trump threats

Iran declared solidarity with Oman, this Thursday (28), after the president of the United States, Donald Trump, threatened to attack the country if it tried to exercise control over the Strait of Hormuz alongside Tehran.

Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry, condemned the "threatening rhetoric of American officials against Iran and some other countries in the region" and expressed solidarity with "Oman's friendly and brotherly country", the ministry said in a statement.

Trump stated on Wednesday (27) that the waterway will be "open to everyone" and that the US will "watch it". He also warned Oman not to interfere, saying the country "will behave like everyone else or we will have to blow them up."

Iran had already declared that the management of the strait has no relationship with the United States, but will be coordinated with Oman.

Baqaei also "strongly condemned" the new US attacks on the port city of Bandar Abbas, calling them "aggressive actions against Iran's territorial integrity and national sovereignty."

An American official said Washington's actions were considered, purely defensive and intended to maintain the ceasefire.

In retaliation for the US action, the IRGC (Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) launched an attack against an unidentified American base in the region.

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Source: CNN