Skip linksSkip to Content Live Navigation menuNewsMiddle EastAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificExplainedSportOpinionVideoInteractivesOriginalsFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored Content Live Navigation menuIranIran’s ‘axis’ in disarrayWill Gulf states join war?Iran’s weaponsWho's in charge in Iran?Live updates, US President made the remarks following a meeting with the Qatari PM in Washington, DC.US President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters during a press briefing in the White House in Washington, DC, on November 9, 2026. [Mandel Ngan/AFP]By Enes Abuomer and Kristina HarazimPublished On 9 Nov 2026 US President Donald Trump says, after talks with Qatar’s prime minister and top mediator, that there was “positive momentum” towards ending the war on Iran and a resumption of strikes was “quite unlikely”, declaring the conflict “effectively over”. Oil prices have fallen sharply on renewed hopes for diplomatic talks aimed at ending the US-Israel war on Iran, easing inflation concerns and helping fuel a broad rally on Wall Street.