‘Strange way to negotiate peace’: Trump threatens to bomb US ally Oman
News24 contributor Kristin Tate questions United States President Donald Trump’s threat against Oman, warning presidential rhetoric carries greater weight when the US is already at war.
“Trump has always used deliberately kind of outrageous threats as leverage, so I wouldn’t keep one comment … as proof that American bombers are headed to Oman tomorrow,” Ms Tate told News24 host Chris Kenny.
“Presidential rhetoric does matter, especially when you’re already at war, and look, there’s a big difference between maybe threatening tariffs during trade negotiations and threatening casually to pursue military action against a friendly country.
“That’s kind of a strange way to negotiate peace.”
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AI GeneratedPresident Donald Trump asserts that Iran must not obtain nuclear weapons following the expiration of a 60-day negotiating period. While the administration continues to seek a deal, there is growing domestic pressure in the US to shift focus from foreign conflicts to economic issues like the cost of living, amid concerns over the impact on upcoming midterm elections.