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Trump will meet Qatar's prime minister at the White House to discuss mediation with Iran. Qatar's mediator pushes new proposals to ease talks between the US and Iran.
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Trump, Qatar, Iran talks
President Trump will meet Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani on Monday to discuss efforts to reach a new ceasefire and resume nuclear negotiations with Iran. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani is the key mediator between Iran and the U.S. over the last several weeks, and sources expect him to seek more time for diplomacy. The White House schedule, as described by Mehr News Agency, placed the closed-door meeting at the White House later today and said an unnamed US official told Reuters that Vice President JD Vance is also scheduled to hold talks with Sheikh Mohammed.
The Times of Israel said the White House planned for Al Thani to meet US Vice President JD Vance before sitting down with Trump in the Oval Office. Vance has spent the past two weeks personally involved in indirect talks with Iran, speaking to Al Thani almost every day.
Diplomacy timeline and disputes
Qatari mediators, along with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey, continued discussions with the Iranians and the White House about a draft proposal calling for a series of steps over two days to build mutual confidence toward a broader deal.
The first day would involve the U.S. lifting its naval blockade and releasing some of Iran's frozen funds, while Iran would issue an official invitation to the International Atomic Energy Agency to send inspectors to bombed nuclear sites.
The second day would include reopening the Strait of Hormuz and resuming nuclear talks focusing on Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X that "American voters have made their choice. Time for the White House to make its own."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that indirect talks with Iran have yielded little so far, adding, "I wouldn't say we're on the verge of a breakthrough," before traveling to Paris for a G-7 foreign ministers meeting.
What is at stake next
Trump told CBS' 60 Minutes that he wasn't looking to escalate the war, saying, "I don't think there's any reason to," and it quoted him adding that Iran's nuclear material is "buried under thousands of tons of rock." It was unclear how much time Trump is willing to give to diplomacy, even as it described the U.S. as still willing to let diplomatic efforts play out. Axios warned that if Trump changes his mind and orders renewed strikes, the U.S. military is ready to act on short order.
Mehr News Agency said Qatar continues to mediate between Washington and Tehran by conveying proposals and seeking to bridge differences over the terms for ending the war. The Times of Israel said Al Thani will meet with JD Vance before sitting down with Trump, placing the next step in the mediation process inside the White House schedule.