Trump said efforts to end the war showed “positive momentum,” Al Jazeera reported. The network said Qatar’s prime minister had delivered a ceasefire proposal from Tehran.
Trump made the remark after talks with the Qatari leader, the network reported. Al Jazeera reporter Kimberly Halkett said Gulf allies’ security remained a key priority for Washington.
In comments to White House reporters Monday, Trump said he expected the conflict to end soon and voiced hope for a deal, while leaving open the possibility of further U.S. military action. Anadolu Agency reported the remarks in an account of Trump’s Monday position.
Trump also said further action did not appear necessary at that time, but U.S. forces were ready to resume if circumstances changed. He described Israel and the wider Middle East as protected from Iranian danger and said the United States was maintaining its current position, according to the same report.
