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Trump to meet Qatar's prime minister as Iran diplomacy faces hurdles

Qatar is pressing new proposals as U.S.-Iran negotiations show little progress, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying he sees no imminent breakthrough.

  • President Donald Trump will hold a closed-door meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani at the White House on Monday at noon, with Vice President JD Vance also scheduled to attend.
  • Qatar serves as a central intermediary conveying proposals between Washington and Tehran, though Secretary of State Marco Rubio reported Sunday that negotiations have made little progress.
  • Rubio described Iran's demands as "unacceptable" and, in some cases, "outrageous and ridiculous," while the United States identified additional infrastructure targets, including bridges, should military action resume.
  • Trump said Sunday he is "highly unlikely" to order new strikes if negotiations produce a strong agreement, but warned the United States has identified additional targets should military action resume.
  • Doha's mediation remains the primary mechanism for navigating the diplomatic standoff as the administration addresses Tehran's nuclear ambitions through both diplomatic and military preparation.
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Qatar’s Prime Minister Will Seek America to Give More Space to Diplomacy · Global Voices

·Madrid, Spain
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United States President Donald Trump, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, meets at the White House, amid country endeavours to give diplomacy more time to reach an agreement with Iran.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwak Min-seo = U.S. President Donald Trump met with the Prime Minister of Qatar, who has stepped forward as a mediator in the Middle East, on the 9th (local time) to discuss a solution to the Iran war...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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U.S. President Donald Trump plans to meet this Monday with Qatar's Prime Minister Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al Thani in the White House as the conflict with Iran is chronicled and diplomatic efforts to end the war appear to be obstructed.

·Pamplona, Spain
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U.S. President says he is going to China and should speak to Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping: "We are trying to end the war in Iran." Possible trilateral meeting is worrying Ukraine.

·Lisboa, Portugal
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Handelsblatt broke the news in Düsseldorf, Germany on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
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