Trump Sees Positive Momentum Toward Iran Agreement After Qatar Meeting
US Donald Trump said on November 9, 2026, that he saw an élan positif
toward an agreement to end the war with Iran after meeting with Qatar’s prime minister.
Trump described Iran as militarily finished following the joint US-Israeli strikes launched in February. The meeting at the White House with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed ben Abdelrahmane al-Thani marked Trump’s first foreign engagement since his party’s defeat in the midterm elections. On his Truth Social network, the president characterized the encounter as une excellente conversation
regarding the situation in Iran.
Qatar is currently serving as a mediator in the conflict, which was ignited by the joint strikes conducted by the US and Israel late in February. While the administration appears to be intensifying efforts to avoid a major resumption of hostilities, Trump has maintained a perspective that leaves the door open to further action.
During a press conference held on Monday, the president reiterated his view of the current landscape, stating, L’Iran est de fait fini militairement.
He added, Mais si nous devons y retourner, nous sommes […] prêts à passer à l’action.
Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that renewed strikes against Iran remain unlikely while the US stays ready to intervene. He reiterated that Washington is simply maintaining the status quo.
Trump explicitly ruled out military action before the November 3 midterm elections, citing productive discussions with Tehran, Radio-Canada reported. He also maintained a full blockade on Iranian oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian officials rejected Washington’s characterization of diplomatic progress. Mohsen Rezaï, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, wrote on X to stop fabricating fake news about imaginary discussions.
Rezaï asserted that the war in Iran had already broken the American government, referencing the Republican defeat in the midterm elections. Vice President J.D. Vance and Trump both acknowledged that conflict-driven oil price spikes contributed to the Democratic victory.
US Pete Hegseth is scheduled to address the conflict on Tuesday following scrutiny over his role in the intervention. Iranian chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf wrote on X that Washington and its allies are heading toward a dark age unless the US drops its Israel First
mindset.
Ghalibaf further claimed that Israeli interests are actively working to pull the United States into an endless war, describing it as a quagmire from which no president could easily escape.
Israelis are working overtime to drag the US into an endless war with Iran, a quagmire that no president, now or in the future, Republican or Democrat, could escape. Unless Washington drops the “Israel First” mindset, America and its allies are headed straight for a dark age.