Donald Trump says Qatar and Saudi Arabia are eager for a peaceful solution to the Iran conflict, but that the US is ready to resume strikes if necessary. He made the comments in a brief phone interview with Reuters on Monday 9 November, after meeting Qatar's prime minister at the White House.
"Qatar would rather see a peaceful solution"
On the US position, Trump told Reuters: "we're ready to go anytime we want". The interview is reported by Middle East Eye, the Times of Israel and the Jerusalem Post.
This is Trump's first direct comment on the meeting. Until now the only account was Axios's report, citing a single source, that the two men met for 45 minutes, mainly to discuss the Iran negotiations.
Trump's description of the Qatari and Saudi positions is his own and has not been independently checked. He gave no detail of the meeting's outcome.