The US Treasury threatened sanctions against Oman over its interactions with Iran concerning the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned the US threat of sanctions against Oman for cooperating with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz. According to the Guardian, Oman is resisting US pressure to sever ties with Iran over the Strait and insists it has been negotiating only with Tehran on a future management system for the Strait that would be compliant with international law. Oman says it aims to implement any such regime after consulting the UN’s International Maritime Organization. The Guardian reported that the US has doubts about Oman’s neutrality regarding the Strait, despite Oman being a longtime US ally that shares stewardship of the waterway and has adopted the role of a back-channel mediator to remain neutral in Gulf disputes. A user on Bluesky described the US Treasury Secretary’s threat to impose sanctions on Oman—as following a previous threat to 'destroy' Oman—as an attempt to blackmail an independent member state of the United Nations and as evidence of moral bankruptcy in US governance.