Trump meets Qatari PM and calls renewed military action on Iran ‘quite unlikely’

President Donald Trump met with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman on Monday at the White House, discussing the ongoing conflict with Iran and the potential for renewed US military action. Trump stated that a resumption of US military action against Iran was "quite unlikely" at the moment, but warned that Washington remained "locked and loaded" if circumstances in the Middle East changed.

The US President emphasized that Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and other nations favored maintaining the US naval blockade of Iran. Speaking later that day in the White House briefing room, Trump suggested that there was a "good chance" the conflict with Iran could end, though he did not guarantee anything. The President reiterated that Iran must never acquire a nuclear weapon, describing this as a "non-negotiable" issue.

He also noted that there was "positive momentum" towards ending the conflict and that the US would safeguard its interests.