Trump and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met for 45 minutes on Monday 9 November, mainly to discuss the Iran negotiations, Axios reports, citing a source familiar with the meeting. The report is relayed by Middle East Eye and Iran International.
This is the first detail of the meeting to emerge. The White House has issued no readout. Iran International, summarising Axios, says the talks took place around noon in the Oval Office.
No outcome has been reported, and there is still no official White House or Qatari account. The details rest on a single anonymous source and have not been independently checked.
Iran International describes the proposal under mediation as follows. Washington would ease its naval blockade and release frozen Iranian funds. In return, Tehran would allow international nuclear inspections and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The outlet says the two sides remain divided over the terms, and no deal has been agreed.