Senior US and Gulf officials doubt that a deal to end the Iran war is imminent, Reuters reports, as Trump prepares to meet Qatar's prime minister in Washington later today. The report is carried by Business Recorder.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, who is also Qatar's foreign minister, will meet Trump and Vice President JD Vance, according to Reuters. He visited Tehran last week.
Reuters says Trump has played down the chance of major warfare restarting soon but is still unwilling to accept Iran's truce plan. Under that proposal the US would end its blockade of Iranian ports, lift some sanctions and halt bombing. In return Iran would end its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, with nuclear and other sanctions talks to follow.
The US has repeatedly rejected the plan, Reuters says. Iran first proposed seven days for it and now says it could be condensed to two. On Sunday 8 November, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Iran's conditions "outrageous and ridiculous and really not realistic", Reuters reports.
Iranian state media say the US struck Qeshm island overnight. This has not been independently confirmed.
The war was launched by the US and Israel on 28 February and is now more than eight months old. Reuters says attacks continue, with Iran targeting tankers and the Houthis hitting Saudi Arabia.