US ready to strike Iran as Qatar and Saudi Arabia push for peace

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President Donald Trump said Qatar and Saudi Arabia favor a peaceful resolution to the Iran conflict, but the US is ready to resume military strikes if necessary, according to a Reuters interview Monday. Trump, who met Qatar's prime minister earlier Monday, said both nations prefer peace but that the US is prepared to strike, while expressing contentment with the naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. He added that Gulf states agree Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Qatar's prime minister called his discussions with Trump and Vice President JD Vance positive, while Iran's security chief dismissed reports of talks as "fake news" and reiterated Tehran's seven conditions for negotiations.


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