{"id":370999,"date":"2026-08-18T01:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-trump-remains-defiant-over-middle-east-as-he-threatens-close-ally\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T01:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:00:27","slug":"why-trump-remains-defiant-over-middle-east-as-he-threatens-close-ally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-trump-remains-defiant-over-middle-east-as-he-threatens-close-ally\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Trump remains defiant over Middle East as he threatens close ally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/IPfuDkKay_s\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Trump remains defiant over Middle East as he threatens close ally\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IPfuDkKay_s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it \u201cgets in the way\u201d of his effort to end the US-Israel war on Iran. <\/p>\n<p>Fox News says the US President made the comment using an expletive for emphasis during a phone call on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Trey Yingst quoted Trump as saying: \u201cIf Oman gets in the way, we\u2019&#8217;ll bomb the s*** out of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That came as ending the conflict in Gaza is proving complicated as well for President Trump. <\/p>\n<p>After the US president&#8217;s peace plan was rejected by Israel, today there were fresh talks between Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr Trump&#8217;s Middle East envoy Jared Kushner and involving our own former PM Tony Blair.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it \u201cgets in the way\u201d of his effort to end the US-Israel war on Iran. 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