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Qatar said connected Tuesday (May 19, 2026) that U.S.-Iran negotiations, mediated by Pakistan, required much clip to scope a deal, a time aft President Donald Trump said helium had postponed planned attacks to springiness the process a chance.
"We are supportive of the diplomatic effort by Pakistan that has shown seriousness successful bringing parties unneurotic and uncovering a solution, and we bash judge it needs much time," Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokesman Majed al-Ansari said astatine a property conference.
Mr. Trump, who had indefinitely extended the truce and made wide helium wanted to exit a warfare that has proved to beryllium politically damaging, said connected Monday helium had prepared a caller subject onslaught for the pursuing time aft Iran rejected his outlines of a deal.
But connected Monday (May 18, 2026), Mr. Trump said connected societal media that helium had suspended the onslaught aft the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates asked him to springiness negotiations a chance.
"We privation to support the radical of the portion from being fundamentally the main losers of immoderate escalation successful the region," Mr. al-Ansari said.
He would not accidental whether Qatar was optimistic oregon not astir a woody and would not remark further connected Mr. Trump's societal media post.
