Trump to meet Qatar’s prime minister in Washington
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
Donald Trump is due to receive Qatar’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, also the foreign minister, at the White House on Monday. Doha is acting as an intermediary between Washington and Tehran as negotiations make little progress, according to the White House schedule and US statements reported by MyJoyOnline.
US President Donald Trump is due to receive Qatar’s prime minister and foreign minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, at the White House on Monday for a closed-door meeting, according to the White House schedule. US Vice-President JD Vance is also due to meet the Qatari leader, according to a US official.
Qatar is acting as an intermediary between Washington and Tehran by conveying proposals and seeking to bridge differences over Iran’s nuclear programme and the terms for ending the conflict. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that negotiations with Iran had made little progress, according to MyJoyOnline.
Donald Trump said on Sunday that he was highly unlikely to order new strikes against Iran if negotiations moved towards a solid agreement. However, he said the United States had identified other infrastructure that could be targeted, including bridges, if military operations resumed, MyJoyOnline reports.
