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  "id": 19082761,
  "title": "Trump to meet Qatar’s prime minister as Iran diplomacy faces hurdles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/trump-to-meet-qatars-prime-minister-as-iran-diplomacy-faces-hurdles-19082761",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T03:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/trump-to-meet-qatars-prime-minister-as-iran-diplomacy-faces-hurdles/"
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  "account": "President Donald Trump will engage in a closed-door meeting with Qatar's prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, at the White House on Monday. This comes amid ongoing tensions with Iran and the challenges faced by diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the conflict. Vice President JD Vance is also expected to meet with the Qatari leader.\n\nQatar has been instrumental in mediating between the United States and Iran, presenting proposals and attempting to reconcile differences surrounding Iran's nuclear program and the terms for ending the conflict. However, Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed on Sunday that negotiations with Iran have yielded minimal progress, stating that he does not foresee an imminent breakthrough.\n\nAddressing reporters before departing Florida for a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Paris, Rubio described Iran's demands as \"unacceptable\" in certain instances, labeling them as \"outrageous and ridiculous, and really not realistic.\" Trump expressed strong opposition to initiating new strikes against Iran if negotiations advance and result in a robust agreement, although he warned that the United States had identified additional targets, including infrastructure like bridges, should military action resume.",
  "summary": "President Donald Trump will meet with Qatar's prime minister at the White House on Monday, according to the White House schedule, as the conflict with Iran drags on and diplomatic efforts to end it face significant obstacles.",
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