US president calls on US ally to ‘behave … or else we’ll have to blow them up’ in casual aside during cabinet meeting
Donald Trump has threatened to “blow up” Oman if it fails to “behave” in a casual aside during a cabinet meeting, as the US scrambles to reopen the strait of Hormuz.
The US president made the threat after reports of talks between Iran and Oman about jointly charging a toll for ships passing through the crucial waterway, which has been all but closed since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran.
The strait – which typically carries about a fifth of the world’s oil supplies – has been blockaded by Iran since late February, triggering a global energy crisis and raising fears for the world economy.
Sadly, my bottle of champagne remains unopened.
I too have an old bottle of champagne. It probably tastes like piss, but my plan is to open it when something once in a lifetime great happens.
Lately I’ve been thinking that Trump isn’t worth it. He can go to hell without fanfare.
I said to would crack one open when Kissinger kicked the bucket. And when Dick Cheney did so as well.
Maybe Donald will be different.