Qatari prime minister says there's "high probability" U.S., Iran will reach deal

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani arrived Friday greeting successful Washington, D.C., wherever helium is gathering with Vice President JD Vance to sermon topics including the Iran war. A time earlier, the premier curate told quality outlet al-Araby al-Jadeed determination is simply a "high probability" that the U.S. and Iran volition scope a deal. 

Speaking Friday greeting successful Italy, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. expects to person Iran's effect to the draught statement for ending the warfare "today astatine immoderate point."

"We're expecting a effect from (Iran) — we'll spot what the effect entails," Rubio told reporters. He added that the anticipation is that it's thing that "can enactment america into a superior process of negotiation."

The premier minister, who besides serves arsenic the curate of overseas affairs, is the emirate's apical diplomat. He has been a conduit for the U.S. connected immoderate of the thornier issues involving Gaza, Afghanistan and Iran. Qatar is besides the basal for U.S. Central Command.

Al-Thani's optimistic remarks came hours earlier the U.S. "self-defense strikes" and Mr. Trump's remark that a woody "might not happen, but it could hap immoderate day." 

Overnight the UAE said it changeable down 2 ballistic missiles and 3 drones from Iran. Earlier Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi posted connected societal media that "every clip a diplomatic solution is connected the table, the U.S. opts for a reckless subject adventure."

Pakistan has served arsenic the convening state for the diplomatic talks to date, but galore countries are progressive successful efforts to extremity the war. Yesterday successful Beijing, GOP Sen. Steve Daines of Montana thanked Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi for gathering with Iran's apical diplomat and the PRC's enactment to "de-escalate tensions" and bring bid to the Middle East. Daines did not notation that China remains a apical trading spouse and purchaser of Iranian oil.