Iranian assets could be made available to Persian Gulf countries to cover damage already inflicted by the Islamic Republic — or any future harm it may cause. Which assets are involved, however, has not yet been disclosed.
The Iranian military has damaged at least 20 U.S. military sites since the conflict started in February, the BBC reports.
Qatar stands against imposing a permanent toll for the passage through the Strait of Hormuz but is ready negotiate a temporary one, Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs, Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said.
A potential peace deal with Iran should provide for signing the Abraham Accords on normalizing relations with Israel by a number of countries, including Iran, U.S. President …
Qatar calls for respecting freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, slamming its closure as a flagrant violation of international law, Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokesman Majed bin Mohammed al-Ansari said.
Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Qatar on Tuesday, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry sources.
Qatar has warned Iran not to use the Strait of Hormuz as a "pressure tool" in ongoing negotiations with the United States to end the current war.
The United States has submitted to the UN Security Council a draft resolution on protecting freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, under the pretext of combating an alleged threat emanating from Iran.
The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is creating an economic split among oil exporters in the Persian Gulf, with Saudi Arabia and Oman set for a windfall and others including the UAE seeing a drop in petrodollar income, Bloomberg reported.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is prepared to damage undersea internet cables lying on the seabed of the Strait of Hormuz, a move that could trigger severe economic consequences for the countries of the Middle East.
Qatar is not a mediator in the Iranian-US negotiations, as this role is played exclusively by Pakistan
The Qatari Foreign Ministry said Iran is obligated to compensate it for all damage resulting from attacks on its territory.
Iran has targeted an oil tanker chartered by the Qatari state-owned oil and gas company Qatar Energy with a cruise missile in Qatar’s territorial waters, the Qatari defense ministry reported.
Russia sees Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations as good friends and would like to boost cooperation with them, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Hakan Fidan discussed the Middle East situation with the Foreign Ministers of Uzbekistan, Syria, and Qatar.
Turkish representatives have asked the Persian Gulf countries to refrain from participating in the military conflict with Iran. Ankara is calling on them to exercise restraint in this matter.
Qatar said it is not mediating between the United States and Iran, rejecting claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that Washington is engaged in talks with Tehran.
The region is going through a very difficult period
Azerbaijan's Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov expressed his condolences to Minister of National Defense of Türkiye Yaşar Güler and to Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed deep sorrow over a helicopter crash in Qatar.
