{"id":327057,"date":"2026-04-21T21:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=327057"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:36:43","slug":"qatar-urges-end-to-iran-us-conflict-as-clock-ticks-down-on-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=327057","title":{"rendered":"Qatar urges end to Iran-US conflict as clock ticks down on ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gas-1100x1100-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-325347\" srcset=\"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gas-1100x1100-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gas-1100x1100-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gas-1100x1100-1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gas-1100x1100-1-555x370.jpg 555w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gas-1100x1100-1.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>FILE PHOTO: QatarEnergy&#8217;s liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facilities, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar March 2, 2026. REUTERS\/Stringer\/File Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">CAIRO, April 21 (dpa) - Qatar has called on Iran and the United States to end their conflict as a two-week ceasefire approaches its expiration.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said on Tuesday that the war had placed the region, the global economy and energy markets in a \"very dangerous place.\"<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Al-Ansari declined to comment on the possibility of talks failing, saying \"the whole world supports these negotiations and the Pakistani efforts.\"<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">He added that Qatar remains hopeful and is advocating at least an extension of the current ceasefire if no immediate agreement can be reached.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">US&nbsp;President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would send another delegation for negotiations to Islamabad, though it remains unclear whether a new round of talks will take place.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Iran has not yet sent any representatives to Pakistan, according to state television.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Trump has said the ceasefire will expire on Wednesday evening Washington time, which would fall in the early hours of Thursday in Iran.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; NNN-dpa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAIRO, April 21 (dpa) &#8211; Qatar has called on Iran and the United States to end their conflict as a two-week ceasefire approaches its expiration. Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said on Tuesday that the war had placed the region, the global economy and energy markets in a &#8220;very dangerous place.&#8221; Al-Ansari declined to comment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":325455,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[208,217,291,316,341],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327057"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=327057"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":327079,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327057\/revisions\/327079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/325455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=327057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=327057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=327057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}