Al Jazeera reports Qatar is leading mediation talks with Iran; the US State Department and the White House have declined to comment on the reported discussions. Qatar and Pakistan have previously acted as intermediaries during earlier spikes in US-Iran tensions. Trump, who has praised Qatar’s role in past mediation, has made no public comment on these talks in the 24 hours since returning from the NATO summit in Turkey, posting only a social-media announcement renaming Palm International Airport

Al Jazeera reports Qatar is leading mediation talks with Iran; the US State Department and the White House have declined to comment on the reported discussions. Qatar and Pakistan have previously acted as intermediaries during earlier spikes in US-Iran tensions. Trump, who has praised Qatar’s role in past mediation, has made no public comment on these talks in the 24 hours since returning from the NATO summit in Turkey, posting only a social-media announcement renaming Palm International Airport after himself.