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The leader of Qatar held a telephone conversation with President Donald Trump on Friday to talk about recent progress in a ceasefire deal between the United States and Iran, according to Qatar’s official news service.<\/p>

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar’s Emir, engaged in the discussion about developments surrounding the Washington-Tehran agreement, the state-run media outlet reported on April 24.<\/p>

The Qatari ruler indicated his nation plans to maintain its collaborative efforts with international allies to back mediation initiatives spearheaded by Pakistan.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani spoke by phone with President Donald Trump about recent developments in a ceasefire agreement between Washington and Tehran. The Qatari leader indicated his country will continue working with international partners to support Pakistan-led mediation efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":57041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1777058533505.jpg?fit=450%2C310&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-eQ2","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54062,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/iran-closes-key-oil-strait-again-after-us-refuses-to-end-shipping-blockade\/","url_meta":{"origin":57042,"position":0},"title":"Iran Closes Key Oil Strait Again After US Refuses to End Shipping Blockade","author":"Admin","date":"April 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Iran has quickly reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, shutting down the vital oil shipping route again on Saturday. 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