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Update: Qatar says U.S.-Iran mediation has gained "significant momentum" after its prime minister's White House talks
Qatar's foreign ministry said Tuesday that its mediation between Washington and Tehran has gained "significant momentum" and that there is progress in the negotiations, after Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met Vice President JD Vance and then President Trump at the White House on Monday, the official Qatar News Agency reported. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday the war would "not end either through military means or by increasing sanctions," Al Jazeera reported. Trump said Monday that Iran "militarily, is effectively over" but that the U.S. is "locked and loaded" if needed, Euronews reported.
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- Qatar News AgencyForeign Ministry: Qatari mediation efforts continue to bridge views between Washington, Tehran
- Al Jazeera'Positive momentum': Is the US war on Iran about to end?
- EuronewsTrump says Iran war 'effectively over' as Tehran denies planned talks