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Ceasefire Strategy Gets a Meeting, While Agreement Awaits Its Invitation
· New York time
President Trump met with Qatar's prime minister to discuss strategies for a new ceasefire with Iran. The meeting came as Trump said he saw no reason to escalate attacks, placing diplomacy in the administration's public discussion of the conflict. A discussion of strategy is not itself a ceasefire. The practical challenge is turning talks into terms that the relevant parties will accept and sustain. Qatar's participation illustrates the role regional governments can play in conversations involving the United States and Iran, while the outcome remains unresolved. The meeting indicates diplomatic activity rather than proof of an agreement. A calendar entry can show that officials are talking, and it can reserve enough chairs for everyone. Persuading the parties to stop fighting requires a little more work than accepting the invitation.
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