Politics
Qatar's US-Iran mediation stalls as Trump rules out concessions and predicts Tehran 'will surrender'
September 30, 2026 at 05:31 AM · Updated 16d ago
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Qatar continues shuttling between the United States and Iran this week as both sides hold firm and Trump rules out concessions to Tehran.
- Trump told reporters Tuesday that Iran will "surrender" eventually and denied reports he was ready to ease sanctions or release Iran's frozen funds.
- Qatari PM Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said Qatar will keep mediating, citing a nuclear deal, free Strait of Hormuz navigation, and regional security as the needed tracks.
- The US imposed sanctions Tuesday on 13 individuals and firms in Russia, China, Hong Kong, and Pakistan accused of helping Iran obtain weapons and military components.
- Qatari mediator Ali al-Thawadi met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in New York on Monday and later held talks with US officials in Washington.
- Iran received the US response to its seven-day confidence-building plan through Qatari mediators, and Foreign Minister Araghchi will discuss it in Tehran on Wednesday.
- Araghchi met Qatari mediators in Doha and received a US response to a seven-day confidence-building plan, with sides divided over its sequencing.


