Qatari prime minister secured Iran's agreement to US ceasefire proposal after call with Trump, official says

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Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani addresses the "Summit of the Future" in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/File Photo

Source: REUTERS

Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani secured Tehran's agreement to the U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Iran during a call with Iranian officials held after Iran's strikes on a U.S. air base in Qatar on Monday, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters early on Tuesday.

The phone call came after U.S. president Donald Trump told Qatar's emir that Israel had agreed to the ceasefire and asked for Doha's help persuading Tehran to also agree to the ceasefire deal, the official said.

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By Reuters