US President Donald Trump has said there was "positive momentum" towards a deal to end the Iran war after meeting Qatar's prime minister at the White House.
Trump added in a post on Truth Social on Monday that a resumption of US strikes on Iran was "quite unlikely," saying that Gulf powers wanted to keep the status quo.
"Israel, and the entire Middle East, are protected from Iranian danger and threats. We are seeing positive momentum toward an end to this Conflict, and will ensure that America’s interests are at all times protected," Trump said in his post.
"At the conclusion of this Military Engagement, the American People, and the World, will be far safer and more secure."
Earlier, Al Jazeera reported that talks between Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Trump and Vice President JD Vance saw "good progress."
Iran sticks to its conditions
Earlier on Monday, an unnamed Iranian official told the semi-official Fars News Agency that reports of talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the release of $8 billion in frozen Iranian assets were false.
The official said Tehran would engage only within the framework of seven conditions it had conveyed to Washington.
They include lifting the naval blockade and unilateral sanctions, ensuring safe passage through the strait, releasing frozen Iranian assets, and ending the war.
The US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28. A ceasefire was reached in April, but fighting between Washington and Tehran resumed in July as diplomatic efforts stalled.
