In public, Qatar was insisting on the right to defend itself after Iran attacked a U.S. military site in the emirate. Behind the scenes, it was already mediating a truce between Israel and Iran.

President Trump and VP Vance "coordinated at the highest level" with Qatar's emir and premier, a diplomat told Newsweek.

Israel ceasefire, Donald Trump has revealed that ‘great progress’ is being made in Gaza truce talks. The US president cited the attack on Tehran’s nuclear sites for the progress in negotiations between the Jewish nation and Hamas,