Donald Trump has threatened to blow up one of the US’s oldest allies in the Middle East in a shocking aside at a cabinet meeting overshadowed by the Iran war.
The Strait of Hormuz has been closed for nearly 90 days, causing a major spike in global energy prices, affecting Trump’s domestic ratings as Americans see the cost of petrol spiral at the pumps.
‘Would you accept a short-term deal that allows Iran and Oman to control the strait?’ a reporter asked the President at a cabinet meeting in Washington on Thursday....... .
