WASHINGTON SENDS A WAR SIGNAL: WILL OMAN BECOME A TARGET IF IT HELPS IRAN CONTROL HORMUZ?
Search Description (English, ≤150 characters): Will Oman become America’s next target if it helps Iran control the Strait of Hormuz? Strategic analysis of Washington’s war signals. Labels: Geopolitics | Defense | Strategic Opinion WASHINGTON SENDS A WAR SIGNAL: WILL OMAN BECOME A TARGET IF IT HELPS IRAN CONTROL HORMUZ? HOOK: AN OMEN THAT MUST NOT BE IGNORED In March 2025, one sentence from the Pentagon shook the diplomatic corridors of the Middle East: «“The United States will not tolerate any attempt that threatens freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, by any actor.”» That sentence was standard. The U.S. always says that. But what was not standard was who was sent to deliver the message — and how it was delivered. The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) was not merely sailing through the Gulf of Oman. It sailed in full war formation — accompanied by 2 cruisers, 4 destroyers, 1 nuclear attack submarine, and more than 60 F-35C and F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets...