ˌɔn mˈeɪ θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn, ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz kwˈoʊɾᵻd ɐ stˈeɪt dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt əfˈɪʃəl hˌuː ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ˌɔn ˌænənˈɪmᵻɾi ðæt kˈæɾɑːɹ hæd ʌnəfˈɪʃəli "ɐɡɹˈiːd tə meɪntˈeɪn ðə kˈɜːɹənt ɹᵻstɹˈɪktɪv kəndˈɪʃənz".
On May 31, 2015, The New York Times quoted a State Department official who insisted on anonymity that Qatar had unofficially "agreed to maintain the current restrictive conditions".