Qatar steps in to mediate as Trump says U.S. not talking to Iran

DUBAI/WASHINGTON – Qatar’s prime minister visited Tehran on Thursday in an effort to revive stalled diplomacy between the United States and Iran six months into the war between them, as U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington was not currently talking to Tehran. We’re not looking to meet or anything,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office after the White House said a U.S. economic campaign against Tehran would continue until Iran decides to negotiate meaningfully.

Major combat operations have been paused for weeks but there has been little progress toward a wider peace agreement or reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route.