{"id":2614779,"date":"2026-06-16T18:47:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T22:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hails-great-relationship-with-qatar-as-it-cements-its-trusted-negotiator-role\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T18:51:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T22:51:41","slug":"trump-hails-great-relationship-with-qatar-as-it-cements-its-trusted-negotiator-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hails-great-relationship-with-qatar-as-it-cements-its-trusted-negotiator-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump hails \u2018great relationship\u2019 with Qatar as it cements its trusted negotiator role"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-hails-great-relationship-with-qatar-as-it-cements-its-trusted-negotiator-role%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2614779&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Qatar has established itself as a key mediator in Middle Eastern conflicts and U.S.diplomacy, playing a pivotal role in brokering an agreement to end the U.S.-Iran war.After initially supporting the U.S. against iranian aggression, Qatar&#8217;s diplomatic efforts culminated in orchestrating negotiations, especially when other regional mediators struggled. Despite challenges, including setbacks and regional tensions, qatar\u2019s persistent mediating stance has earned recognition, with many viewing it as a rising leader in global conflict resolution. Its strategic diplomatic skills and ability to build trust with Western powers have made Qatar a valuable, albeit sometimes controversial, partner in international peace processes. Trump praised Qatar\u2019s efforts and its leadership, highlighting its importance in recent negotiations and its consistent role as a neutral mediator in complex conflicts across the region.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/qatar\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1398\">Qatar<\/a> solidified its role as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"339\">Trump administration\u2019s<\/a> preferred negotiator after playing a decisive role in bringing together the Memorandum of Understanding to end the U.S. war with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking alongside Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani at a summit on Tuesday, President Donald Trump heaped praise on the Qatari leader and his nation\u2019s efforts to help the United States.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4610204\/iran-trump-benjamin-netanyahu-g7\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iran MOU highlights Trump\u2019s divisions with Benjamin Netanyahu<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4609952\/vance-obama-trump-iran-nuclear-deal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance hits back at Obama\u2019s criticism of Trump-Iran deal: \u2018They hate the Obama deal\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4609879\/trump-fake-news-us-pay-iran-peace-deal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says \u2018fake news\u2019 US will pay Iran as part of peace deal<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have a great relationship,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-expects-ties-visit-by-morocco-to-israel-next-week\/\" title=\"Netanyahu expects ties visit by Morocco to ... next week\">emir<\/a> is a fantastic man, respected all over the world \u2026 highly respected people, great people, and we work very well together. We have our deal done with Iran, and to be successful, it goes to a second stage, which I think will be actually easier.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWorking with Qatar and the people of Qatar was really a pleasure,\u201d the president said. \u201cThey were tough, they were strong. \u2026 You were in a more dangerous position. But \u2026 I do have to say, you fought and you helped us, and with great bravery, so I just want to compliment you on that, and you\u2019ll always be my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s comments focused on Qatar\u2019s role as an ally and fending off Iranian attacks during the war, but take on a new meaning in light of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-snaps-at-press-days-after-reveal-that-he-swears-at-white-house-staff\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s recent outburst at press follows revelation of his profanity to...ds White House staff.\">recent reports highlighting<\/a> the centrality that Qatar played in negotiating an end to the war.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-central-peacemaker\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The central peacemaker<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the early days of the war, Pakistan was the primary mediator between Iran and the U.S., ultimately bringing about the April ceasefire. By mid-May, however, negotiations had reached a deadlock, and war looked likely to return. After Trump warned the ceasefire was close to collapsing, Washington made a direct request for Qatar to step up, according to a report from the <em>Financial Times<\/em>, having previously been reduced to a supporting role to Pakistan, Turkey, and Egypt.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veteran Qatari mediators Ali al Thawadi and Hamad al Kubaisi took a secret flight to Tehran shortly after, soon reviving negotiation efforts. While several regional players had a hand in the peace talks, the report said Qatar did most of the heavy lifting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its efforts culminated in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-season-finale-pulled-by-cbs-after-texas-school-shooting\/\" title=\"...FBI\u2019 Season Finale Pulled By CBS After Texas School Shooting\">fast-paced drama<\/a> last week in which frantic calls and trips were made to centers of power in Iran, the U.S., and Qatar. Trump\u2019s ordering of strikes against Iran in retaliation for the downing of an Apache helicopter even stranded the Qatari delegation at a Tehran airport for seven hours, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also notable in the report was the revelation that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan called Trump to plead with him against further strikes, a major departure from their earlier hawkish stance, particularly that of the Emirati leader.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After several setbacks and close calls, both sides ultimately agreed to the MOU, and the signing was scheduled for Friday in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was very intense,\u201d a person briefed on the talks told the <em>Financial Times<\/em>. \u201cIt was exhausting, but there was relief. It\u2019s like when you finish a marathon, you are fully exhausted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qatar\u2019s centrality in negotiations comes as little surprise to seasoned watchers of the region, given the tiny Gulf country\u2019s meteoric rise to become one of the most prominent peacemakers in the world. Despite its small size, it has helped mediate conflicts ranging from the war in Gaza to the war between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwandan-backed rebels.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-a-rising-star-in-global-mediation\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A rising star in global mediation<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Gulf countries have grown in wealth and state capacity over the past three decades from their oil wealth, each has pursued different routes to diversify its portfolio. While the UAE focused on improving its military, hard-power footprint, and business connections, and Saudi Arabia concentrated on tech development, Qatar carved out a niche as a mediator of conflicts, often those considered radioactive to other smaller powers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former British diplomat Edmund Fitton-Brown, who has extensive experience in the Middle East, said Doha\u2019s pursuit of becoming a major mediator began in the early 2000s, with one of its first major ventures being negotiations to end the second intifada, entering talks with Hamas. The Israel-Palestine issue has become a central part of its mediating strategy, hosting Hamas\u2019s government after it left its former headquarters in Damascus as a result of the Syrian Civil War.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simon Henderson, Baker Senior Fellow and director of the Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy at the Washington Institute, traced the genesis of Qatar\u2019s mediation efforts even earlier, in the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDon\u2019t forget it initially developed relations with Israel in the early 1990s, though <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >full diplomatic ties proved elusive<\/a>,\u201d he told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its prominence in Israel-Palestine negotiations landed it mediating roles vis-a-vis conflicts in Lebanon, Afghanistan, and Yemen. It established relations with the Taliban to mediate negotiations with the U.S. as early as 2010, and was behind the Doha Accords, which brought the U.S.\u2019s longest war to a close.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though the Doha Accords were widely viewed as a failure because the Taliban launching offensives to overthrow the government soon after, Fitton-Brown argued that their help in getting the U.S. out of Afghanistan earned the lasting gratitude of President Donald Trump and helps explain his trust in Doha during his second administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A key development in Qatar\u2019s diplomatic posture was the 2017 Gulf Crisis, when Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt cut off relations with the Gulf nation, alleging support for terrorism. The relations blacklist was accompanied by an all-out blockade lasting several years. Qatar proved resilient, and relations were restored in 2021. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Henderson argued that Trump \u201cmay feel he was misled by Saudi Arabia and the UAE at the time of the Gulf Rift early in his first administration,\u201d warming toward the nations in his second. Notably, Trump\u2019s second state visit in his second term was to Qatar, a country completely snubbed in his first trip abroad in his first administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump and his Cabinet\u2019s distrust of the legacy staffers in the CIA and State Department, relative to his predecessors, also serves in Qatar\u2019s favor, according to Fitton-Brown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Trump\u2019s favor has sent it to new heights over the past year, Fitton-Brown said support for Qatar in the U.S. is largely bipartisan. Democratic and Republican administrations have used it as a mediating tool, seeing the utility in a neutral but friendly third space to host discussions and communicate with distrusted powers it doesn\u2019t want to meet with directly, such as Iran, Hamas, and the Taliban.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe fact is, the Qataris were the people to call when you were stuck and didn\u2019t know what to do, and you needed someone who could talk to an adversary and provide a location for meetings,\u201d Fitton-Brown said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most importantly, he argued, Qatar has a special knack for \u201cingratiating themselves with Western partners, not just the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He described the Gulf nation\u2019s leadership corps as \u201cagile and charming,\u201d knowing how to best win the favor of Western governments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though Qatar has been \u201camazingly successful in convincing the Trump administration that it\u2019s a useful partner,\u201d Fitton-Brown said, others are less convinced of their utility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4607678\/turkey-dominant-power-middle-east-beyond\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4607678\">HOW TURKEY CAME TO POSITION ITSELF AS A DOMINANT POWER IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND BEYOND<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qatari mediation often results in a delayed crisis rather than resolving it, and the diplomatic missions sent by less desirable actors create their own problems. The diplomatic offices of terrorist groups in Doha, such as Hamas and the Houthis, are known to double as fundraising and espionage fronts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever the concerns, however, Doha\u2019s role in negotiating a deal to presumably end the war between the U.S. and Iran, in terms that Trump finds favorable, is guaranteed to win it further mediation ventures in the near future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qatar cements role as key U.S. Iran peace mediator<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2614780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26167371796468.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3817,42519,7823,3634],"class_list":["post-2614779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-diplomacy","tag-internationalrelations","tag-qatar","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26167371796468.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614779"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2614783,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614779\/revisions\/2614783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2614780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2614779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2614779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}