
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — President Donald Trump is urging Qatar to use its influence over Iran to persuade the country’s leadership to reach an agreement with the U.S. over its rapidly advancing nuclear program. Trump is visiting Qatar as part of a three-country Mideast swing. He made the appeal during a state dinner held Wednesday in his honor by Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Trump, who also visited Saudi Arabia this week, will wrap up his three-country Mideast tour with a visit to the United Arab Emirates. While in Riyadh on Wednesday, Trump met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, a one-time insurgent leader who fought against the U.S. in Iraq.