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Retired Marine colonel on Trump threat to bomb Oman: "Pretty extraordinary"

Mark Cancian, retired Marine colonel and senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to discuss President Trump's threat to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way" of efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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Published by CurrentWire Aug 17, 2026 at 2:25 PM ET · First coverage Aug 17, 2026 at 2:17 PM ET

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