卡塔尔周二表示，已看到美国与伊朗会谈取得“进展”，并称作为关键调解方的多哈“正不懈努力，以结束华盛顿与德黑兰之间危机的不确定性”。
这一评估是在卡塔尔首相兼外交大臣穆罕默德·本·阿卜杜勒拉赫曼·阿勒萨尼在白宫会见美国总统特朗普的第二天作出的。
Qatar said on Tuesday it had seen “progress” in talks between the US and Iran, stating that Doha as a key mediator was “working tirelessly to end the uncertainty over the crisis between Washington and Tehran”.The assessment came a day after Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met US President Donald Trump at the White House.
外交部媒体与传播部主任易卜拉欣·本·苏丹·阿勒哈希米在多哈的每周吹风会上说，白宫会晤“在积极氛围中举行，重点是推动会谈取得进展”。“我们无法说协议有多近或有多远，”他说。
Al Hashmi said the White House meeting "was held in a positive atmosphere and was focused on making progress in the talks."“We cannot say how close or how far away an agreement is,” Ibrahim bin Sultan Al Hashmi, director of the foreign ministry’s Media and Communication Department, told a weekly briefing in Doha."
他补充道：“我们看到调解努力在继续，双方都在就外交解决方案发表积极表态。”
We see that mediatory efforts continue, and both sides are making positive statements about a diplomatic solution," he added.
他说，在谢赫·穆罕默德前往华盛顿之前，卡塔尔官员已在德黑兰举行会谈，并与该地区其他政府进行了磋商。
He said Qatari officials had held talks in Tehran and consulted other governments in the region before Sheikh Mohammed travelled to Washington.
特朗普表示，包括卡塔尔和沙特阿拉伯在内的海湾国家曾敦促他暂缓新的打击行动。他说目前将这么做，但会维持美国的海上封锁。
Trump said Gulf states, including Qatar and Saudi Arabia, had urged him to hold off on fresh strikes. He said he would do so for now but keep the US naval blockade in place.
德黑兰提出，如果华盛顿停止袭击、解除对霍尔木兹海峡伊朗港口的封锁并豁免部分制裁，最快两天内可恢复会谈。伊朗核计划谈判将随后进行。
Tehran has proposed resuming talks in as little as two days if Washington halts attacks, lifts its blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz and waives some sanctions. Negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme would come later.
伊朗外交部发言人埃斯梅尔·巴盖伊周一为该提议进行了辩护。前一天，美国国务卿鲁比奥曾将德黑兰的部分条件斥为“离谱且荒谬”。
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei defended the proposal on Monday. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had dismissed some of Tehran’s conditions as “outrageous and ridiculous” the day before.
阿勒哈希米表示，霍尔木兹海峡持续关闭将对最脆弱群体打击最重，呼吁这一海湾石油和液化天然气出口的关键航道尽快向航运重新开放。
Al Hashmi said the continued Hormuz closure would hit the most vulnerable hardest, calling for the strait — a key route for Gulf oil and liquefied natural gas exports — to reopen to shipping as soon as possible.
谢赫·穆罕默德周二在巴黎七国集团（G7）会议间隙，与沙特阿拉伯、法国、英国、德国和意大利的部长们会面，讨论了战争问题。
Sheikh Mohammed joined ministers from Saudi Arabia, France, Britain, Germany and Italy in Paris on Tuesday to discuss the war on the sidelines of a G7 meeting.