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Why Donald Trump is threatening Oman over the Strait of Hormuz | The Jerusalem Post

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For many years, Oman was a country that rarely appeared in news about the Middle East. It didn’t have a conflict. There were no terrorist threats or extremism. It was a friend of the West and a neutral country in the region.

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  • SETH J FRANTZMANBy SETH J FRANTZMAN

    For many years, Oman was a country that rarely appeared in news about the Middle East. It didn’t have a conflict. There were no terrorist threats or extremism. It was a friend of the West and a neutral country in the region. But in the last seven months, the US and Israeli war on…

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