ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – US President Donald Trump on Wednesday addressed reports of plans for joint Iranian-Omani control of the Strait of Hormuz, asserting that Oman “will behave” and reject any such mechanism “or we’ll have to blow them up.”

Iranian authorities have proposed controlling and regulating the maritime traffic at the strait, which lies between Iran and Oman, in cooperation with Omani authorities, with Tehran having mulled a shared tolling mechanism with Muscat that has been rejected by Washington.

Addressing the proposal, Trump told reporters following a cabinet meeting that “nobody’s gonna control it ” noting “the strait’s gonna be open for everybody” and that the US will “watch out for it.”

The president added that “Oman will behave just like everybody else or we'll have to blow them up. They understand that, they'll be fine.”

When asked on Wednesday if he would accept a deal whereby Iran and Oman temporarily exercise joint control over the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump said "nobody is gonna control it" and that "Oman will behave just like everyone else, or we'll have to blow them up" pic.twitter.com/pVk6IFJ2Vc

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Earlier on Wednesday, Iran's state-owned IRIB shared a draft of a prospective memorandum of understanding with the US, which involved a framework ending US naval blockade on Iran and the restoration of commercial shipping to its normal state before the war.

The Iranian framework excludes military vessels, and proposes a joint traffic control of the waterway in cooperation with Oman.

Hours later, the White House rejected the report as "completely fabricated" asserting that "nobody should believe what Iranian state media is putting out."

US Cenral Command (CENTCOM) announced that, as of Wednesday, it has redirected 109 commercial vessels seeking to reach its foe in a bid to ramp up economic pressure on Tehran.

Senior Iranian military official Sayyad Shirazi said that traffic rules at the strait will be formulated by “Iran and Oman,” adding that the US “will have no place in the Persian Gulf, and this will be achieved whether there is war or not,” semi-official Mehr news reported on Tuesday.

The US Secretaries of Defense and State in the Wednesday meeting similarly suggested renewed military action if ongoing dialogue fails to secure a peace deal with Tehran.

"We can make a good deal right now, but maybe not a great deal, and if its not a great deal we're not making it, because we can make a great deal with this guy right here [pointing to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth], but its a lot nastier," Trump said.

"I think we're doing pretty well in terms of the negotiation, but we'll see."

The US president on Saturday announced that an agreement was "largely negotiated" with the Iranian side and awaited finalization, following a series of indirect negotiations through Pakistani mediators.