Trump Declares Iran Strike "Quite Unlikely" After Qatar Talks

⏱️ TIMING — The same window Hegseth called "necessary" just got publicly closed by his boss. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Trump's "quite unlikely" lands hours after Hegseth's "necessary" statement and joint US-Israeli military alignment reports — undercutting both publicly. Gulf markets already rallied on restraint signals; this confirms the diplomatic track over the military one, for now. Tehran's next move: test whether the Qatar channel can convert "unlikely" into a formal pause.