{"id":57042,"date":"2026-04-24T15:22:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/qatari-leader-and-trump-hold-phone-discussion-about-us-iran-ceasefire-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:22:13","slug":"qatari-leader-and-trump-hold-phone-discussion-about-us-iran-ceasefire-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/qatari-leader-and-trump-hold-phone-discussion-about-us-iran-ceasefire-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatari Leader and Trump Hold Phone Discussion About US-Iran Ceasefire Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1777058533505.jpg?resize=450%2C310&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1777058533505.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1777058533505.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>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&#8217;s official news service.<\/p><p>Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar&#8217;s Emir, engaged in the discussion about developments surrounding the Washington-Tehran agreement, the state-run media outlet reported on April 24.<\/p><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":"<p>Qatar&#8217;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":82604,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/trump-praises-qatars-us-investments-as-emir-touts-1-2-trillion-partnership\/","url_meta":{"origin":57042,"position":0},"title":"Trump Praises Qatar&#8217;s US Investments as Emir Touts $1.2 Trillion Partnership","author":"Admin","date":"June 16, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"President Trump highlighted Qatar's massive financial commitment to the United States during a meeting with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in France. 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