Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani spoke by telephone overnight with his counterpart in Kuwait, which has maintained diplomatic ties with Qatar, and made a decision to postpone a speech to the Qatari people as requested.
The White House said Trump "underscored that a united Gulf Cooperation Council is critical to defeating terrorism and promoting regional stability".
Trump had appeared to side with Saudi Arabia and other countries against Qatar in a series of tweets Tuesday that seemed to endorse the accusation that Qatar funds terrorist groups. But Qatar's ports and airports remained open to trade yesterday with countries not taking part in the Saudi-led boycott, a government official said. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said the ban took effect Tuesday, but there is no plan yet to repatriate the more than 200,000 Filipino workers in Qatar.
Earlier, he said the Saudis' move to isolate Qatar could mark the "beginning of the end to the horror of terrorism".
Trump last month visited Saudi Arabia during which he addressed leaders of 50 Muslim countries including Afghanistan and Pakistan.
A State Department official says the US believes it is most effective for countries in the region to resolve the conflict among themselves.
With Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt cutting off ties with Qatar, the Arab world has plunged into further turmoil. Qatar firmly denies the allegations.
For Trump, the rift has emerged as a key test of his goal to unite the region around destroying IS and other extremist groups, and containing Iranian influence.
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And the emir of Kuwait has met with two top United Arab Emirates officials to attempt to mediate the situation, the wire service says. Given the mounting and unprecedented pressure on Qatar this time around, it's likely Qatar will make concessions again without any additional pressure from the U.S. Indeed, there are already reports of leading Hamas figures departing Doha.
Jordan also revoked the license of Doha-based TV channel Al Jazeera, government spokesman Mohammad al Momani said. Lindsey Graham, summing up America's strategic conundrum.
"We have now reached a cul-de-sac in terms of trying to convince Qatar to change course", he explained, drawing a parallel to a similar diplomatic crisis in 2014. Qatar, which hosts the main command and control center for the U.S. Air Force in the region, is a pivotal hub in that network.
The AA- rating is in the middle of the investment grade in the credit rating scale, and means a borrower has a very strong capacity to repay its debts. All of the countries are friendly with the USA, putting Trump in a potentially awkward position. Given US interests in the region, this is precisely what Washington ought to be facilitating.
It's a strategy shared by other Persian Gulf countries seeking to win USA support - including Saudi Arabia.
Trump sealed a $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia on his maiden foreign trip in May.
Bad for Qataris, but also bad for the U.S. Why? Trump said at the meeting.
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