Trump meets Qatari PM and calls renewed military action on Iran ‘quite unlikely’
According to The National, US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social following a meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman at the White House that countries including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait favor maintaining the US naval blockade of Iran. While stating that renewed military action against Iran seems “quite unlikely” at this point, Trump warned that the US remains “locked and loaded” should developments in the Middle East change. The meeting occurred as Tehran continues to disrupt traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, and Trump seeks to end the nine-month conflict. Trump also described the issue of Iran never obtaining a nuclear weapon as “non-negotiable” and noted there is “positive momentum” toward ending the conflict.