Qatari PM heads to Iran as Trump says isn't in a hurry to resume talks
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani is expected in Tehran on Thursday for talks with Iranian officials on “ways to de-escalate tensions & create the conditions conducive to dialogue,” Qatar's Foreign Ministry said on X.
The discussions, confirmed by Tehran, will also address “freedom of navigation” in the Strait of Hormuz and the need to return to the pre-war status quo, according to Majed Al Ansari, an agency spokesperson.
- Trump isn't in a hurry to resume talks -
The U.S. president told Al Jazeera over the phone on Wednesday that he believes the United States is “winning very big” as the conflict with Iran nears the six-month mark.
"I have no time schedule; whatever it takes," he told the Qatar-based broadcaster.
In another interview Wednesday, Trump said he thinks Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Motjaba Khamenei, is “very seriously wounded,” but not dead.
Motjaba Khamenei became supreme leader after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed at the start of the war. The younger Khamenei was badly wounded in the attacks and has remained out of public view.
Source: Associated Press
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