Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, made "good progress" in his separate meetings with Trump and the Vice President, JD Vance, according to a source familiar with the matter quoted by Al Jazeera. This is the first account from the Qatari side of the 9 November White House talks, which had no official readout.
An informed diplomatic source told Al Jazeera the talks were positive. The source said they focused on advancing talks with Iran and narrowing differences between Washington and Tehran. No details were given on whether any agreement was reached.
Sheikh Mohammed posted on X:
"We discussed the situation in the region and ways to progress the US-Iran talks"
Trump wrote on Truth Social: "We are seeing positive momentum toward an end to this Conflict". He said Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and others favoured maintaining the US naval blockade. He also said Iran must not acquire a nuclear weapon, which he called "non-negotiable". His account of the Gulf states' positions has not been independently checked. It does not sit easily with the reported Qatari framework, under which the blockade would be lifted.
Earlier on 9 November, an unnamed Iranian official told Fars that reports of a Hormuz reopening in exchange for the release of $8bn in frozen assets were false. The official said Tehran would engage only within its seven conditions.