In a post on Truth Social, Donald Trump said Monday that a meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani signaled “positive momentum” toward ending the U.S.-Iran conflict, citing Gulf state support for the U.S. naval blockade and Operation Iron Gate.
Trump wrote that Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait and other regional allies “would prefer the status quo,” and all agree that Iran cannot acquire a nuclear weapon, calling that stance “non‑negotiable.”
The former president also warned that U.S. forces remain “locked and loaded” and ready to act if developments in the Middle East change, but he added that a new strike against Iran currently appears unlikely.
Trump quoted on Truth Social:
“Should there be any change with respect to developments in the Middle East, the United States of America is ‘locked and loaded’ and ready to go.” “At this point, however, that seems to be quite unlikely.”
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio earlier this week said that diplomatic efforts had made little progress and that a breakthrough was not imminent; the two statements reflect differing assessments of the region’s prospects.
