President Donald Trump has threatened to launch an attack on ally Oman over the Strait of Hormuz, which remains largely out of service amid the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and Iran.

“If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the s**t out of them,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News on Monday.

He had previously threatened to “blow up” the country if it did not “behave”.

Iranian and Omani officials remained in discussions over the beleaguered waterway on Monday, as a 60-day ceasefire deal expired.

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