Trump threatens to bomb Oman, says Hamas ‘giving up their guns’ under Gaza peace plan

US President Donald Trump urges Iran to surrender while threatening to bomb Oman and claiming Hamas is “giving up their guns” under his Gaza peace plan, in a wide-ranging phone interview with Fox News.

Trump calls on Iran to “put up the white flag of surrender,” while telling the network he has “no time schedule” for the conflict, saying, “I’m not in a hurry… the [US] midterm [elections] have nothing to do with my thinking.”

“They’re good poker players, but they’re dying,” Trump says of Iran, indicating that the continued US naval blockade has added pressure on the regime, according to Fox News.

Regarding parallel talks between Iran and Oman to reach a deal on managing the Strait of Hormuz, Trump warns, “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the shit out of them.”

The US president also confirms to Fox that Washington established a secret back-channel with officials from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, following an Axios report on the matter.

Asked about his top aide and son-in-law Jared Kushner’s meetings with Hamas and Israeli officials in the region this week, Trump indicates progress on Hamas disarming under his Gaza peace plan, and says that Israel should not be striking Gaza right now.

“We have our own relationship with Hamas. They are giving up their guns,” he says.

President Trump told Fox News that Iran should "put up the white flag of surrender."

"I have no time schedule," Trump added. "I'm not in a hurry…the midterms have nothing to do with my thinking."

The President confirmed there is a direct backchannel with IRGC officials.… pic.twitter.com/OAHFVWSQFs

— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) August 17, 2026