Trump threatens to bomb Oman, a US ally, as the Iran agreement expires

Australia

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Questioning the reliability of the US guarantee · 3 of 12 countries

Canberra is gauging the threat from Trump against Oman in light of its own alliance with the US: if a long-time Gulf partner can face a bombing threat, what value does the status of American ally hold?

Canada

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Ottawa is gauging the fallout from a threat made by its closest ally against Oman, one of the few remaining interlocutors still accepted by Tehran in the Strait of Hormuz crisis.

China

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Critical view of US foreign policy · 3 of 12 countries

Beijing views the threat to bomb Oman as a symptom of an erratic US diplomatic approach, which treats Gulf allies and East Asian partners based on personal calculations rather than a stable doctrine.

United States

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Critical view of US foreign policy · 3 of 12 countries

Washington views the threat as a means of pressure, including against a Gulf ally, as Congress expresses concern over the unchecked use of presidential war powers.

France

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Critical view of US foreign policy · 3 of 12 countries

France views Donald Trump's exit as a symptom of a Middle Eastern policy running out of steam, whose repercussions are already being felt all the way to the French gas pump.

Israel

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Questioning the reliability of the US guarantee · 3 of 12 countries

Jerusalem views the Trump threat against Oman as a signal to any regional alliance in Washington, as Tehran shifts towards an offensive posture.

Mexico

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Mexico City downplays the American threat by framing it within the broader context of the expired memorandum with Iran, without dedicating a separate analysis to it or mentioning Oman's historical role as a mediator.

Nigeria

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Economic lens on oil transit · 2 of 12 countries

Nigeria's capital, Abuja, is gauging the impact of Trump's threat to Oman in terms of the oil barrel: every surge in the Strait of Hormuz directly affects Nigeria's petroleum budget.

Pakistan

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Regional partners directly involved · 2 of 12 countries

Pakistan is gauging the impact of Trump's threat to Oman in light of its new collective defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, as Tehran and Ankara are already citing Islamabad as a potential mediator in the Iranian-American crisis.

Qatar

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Regional partners directly involved · 2 of 12 countries

Doha is gauging the fallout from a threat targeting the diplomatic corridor it has helped build, as its own mediators continue to engage in dialogue with Tehran.

United Kingdom

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Questioning the reliability of the US guarantee · 3 of 12 countries

London is gauging the gap between Trump's verbal threats and Oman's effective diplomatic role, which remains at the center of negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz.

Singapore

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Economic lens on oil transit · 2 of 12 countries

Singapore, from its vantage point as a global maritime traffic hub, is gauging the risk that Trump's threat to Oman poses to the Strait of Hormuz and a fifth of the world's oil trade.