The American president threatened on Wednesday to everyone’s surprise to “pulverize” the sultanate, an ally of the United States, without it being immediately known whether he said “Oman” instead of saying “Iran” “.
Donald Trump a menacé mercredi de “powder”Oman, an ally of the United States, apparently confusing the sultanate of the Arabian Peninsula with Iran. The American president also confused Iran and Venezuela during the same public intervention, during a cabinet meeting at the White House.
“Oman will behave like the others or they will have to be pulverized. They know it”he said, comments then republished as is on X by the State Department. He was questioned about possible future control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz by Oman and Iran, a scenario he rejected.
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The strait will remain “open to everyone”a promis le président américain. “These are international waters. We will watch it but no one will control it”he assured. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for clarification from AFP.
An incident far from being isolated
Oman, located on the Arabian Peninsula, is an ally of the United States, which is why Donald Trump’s remarks took observers by surprise. The sultanate is also known for offering mediation services in the region, and has thus been able to serve as an intermediary between Washington and Tehran.
The 79-year-old billionaire also declared during this council of ministers broadcast on television that the American economy remained flourishing. “despite the conflict with Venezuela, which no longer has a navy, which no longer has an air force”.
He usually uses this description of a country militarily destroyed for Iran. This is not the first time that Donald Trump has confused country names. He has already spoken of Albania instead of Armenia, for example, or mentioned Iceland instead of Greenland.
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