Donald Trump to meet Qatari prime minister over Iran negotiations

United States President Donald Trump is set to hold closed-door talks with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani at the White House on Monday, Al Jazeera reported. Sheikh Mohammed also serves as foreign minister and acts as an intermediary between Washington and Tehran. Reuters, Yeni Şafak English, 巴士的報, and Ynetnews also reported that Trump is meeting the Qatari prime minister for talks on mediation with Iran. [1][2][3][4][5]

Diplomatic efforts are underway to address differences regarding the nuclear programme of Iran and the conditions for resolving the conflict, according to Al Jazeera. An unnamed official told Reuters that Vice President JD Vance is also scheduled to hold talks with Sheikh Mohammed. Al Jazeera added that Iran submitted a two-day proposal created alongside Qatari mediators, which Washington is currently reviewing. [1]

Iran has increased its diplomatic outreach following comments by Trump indicating that the United States could resume full-scale strikes against Iran, Al Jazeera reported. Meanwhile, Yeni Şafak English reported that Trump described a renewed war with Iran as highly unlikely ahead of the meeting with Qatar. Ynetnews reported that United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the decision by Trump to go to war with Iran as the president prepared for the meeting. [1][3][5]

In 2025 and 2026, Iran and the United States held negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement after Trump delivered a letter setting a 60-day deadline for Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Qatari mediators have been actively working between Washington and Tehran, while Senior United Arab Emirates official Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi previously noted progress in the mediated talks alongside the risk of continued conflict. [8][9]