00:00In the name of Allah, we will begin the weekly news news today with the news of my friends.
00:05Qatar says talks between the U.S. and Iran are making progress.
00:08Its Prime Minister met President Trump at the White House on Monday.
00:12Here in Doha, the Foreign Ministry's media director, Ibrahim Al-Hashmi, was asked whether a deal was close.
00:18He wouldn't put a time frame on it.
00:42Qatar wants ships moving freely through the Strait of Hormuz again.
00:46Al-Hashmi says the cost of keeping it closed will rise as winter approaches.
00:50The people who can least afford it will be hit hardest.
00:54Muhammad Al-Ashi, your news, Doha.
