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Update: Trump calls Qatar's emir on Iran de-escalation; Tehran presses Gulf diplomacy as strike decision looms
Qatar's Emiri Diwan said Friday that Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani spoke by phone with President Donald Trump about diplomatic efforts to ease regional tensions and pursue a comprehensive agreement ending the crisis, Al Jazeera reported. The call came a day after Trump told Oval Office reporters Washington would 'make a decision' on further Iran strikes and said, 'You'll know soon enough,' while senior officials confirmed to Fox News that he had met his national security team on whether to resume operations. Al Jazeera, citing Iranian and Gulf statements, said Iran's foreign minister held Thursday calls with UAE, Saudi, Kuwait, Turkish, Qatari and Omani counterparts on stability and Hormuz navigation, and that Iran's IRGC said two more oil tankers caught fire Friday after hitting mines while trying unauthorized routes near Oman.
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