Trump meets Qatari Prime Minister amid intensified efforts to end Iran war
Trump's meeting with Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Washington amid intensified diplomatic efforts to end the war with Iran.
Translated by Qiyas from سرمد — Original source
(Royters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with the Qatari prime minister today, Monday, amid intensified efforts to end the war with Iran following last week’s midterm congressional elections, but senior U.S. and Gulf officials have expressed doubts about the likelihood of a near-term agreement between the United States and Iran.
More than eight months after the U.S. and Israel launched a war against Iran on February 28, Trump downplayed the prospect of a resumption of large-scale hostilities in the near future, but he remains unwilling to accept Iran’s current ceasefire proposal.
The exchange of attacks continues, with Iranian state media reporting that the United States bombed Qeshm Island overnight. Iran has attacked oil tankers in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz this month, while its allies, the Houthi militias in Yemen, have launched attacks on Saudi Arabia.
Diplomatic moves
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar’s prime minister and foreign minister, who is playing a mediating role, will meet with Trump and his vice president, JD Vance, in Washington later on Monday, following his visit to Tehran last week.
Iran’s proposal to end the war includes lifting the U.S. blockade on its ports and easing some sanctions, in exchange for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, to be followed by negotiations on its nuclear program and other sanctions.
