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Qatari and Pakistani officials urge US negotiation team to ask Trump for a conciliatory tweet

The Zioneer Intelligence DeskUpdated 21:11
Qatari and Pakistani officials urge US negotiation team to ask Trump for a conciliatory tweet

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TL;DR

Qatari and Pakistani officials have asked the US negotiation team to request President Donald Trump to write a calming tweet to ease regional tensions, according to a report by Channel 14 journalist Dror Balazada. The request comes amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the situation between Iran and the US.

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Journalist Dror Balazada (Channel 14) reports that Qatari and Pakistani officials have requested the American negotiation team to ask President Trump to post a conciliatory tweet to "calm the spirits" amid heightened regional tensions. The request, attributed by Balazada to the sources, underscores the role of regional intermediaries attempting to leverage Trump's social-media presence as a diplomatic tool. This follows weeks of intensive diplomatic activity involving Qatar, Pakistan, and the UAE — which Politico reported were instrumental in convincing Trump to call off a planned strike on Iran earlier this month. The claim is sourced from a single report and has not been independently corroborated at this time. The story surfaces as the broader US-Iran diplomatic track remains under active discussion, with multiple unconfirmed reports of indirect talks.

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