Qatari PM urges de‑escalation amid Iran conflict

2026-03-08 - 22:44

Qatari prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al‐Thani said recent events have eroded the trust and ties with Iran. (EPA Images pic) DOHA: Qatari prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani in a Sky News interview aired on Sunday urged all sides involved in the Iran conflict to de-escalate. “We will continue talking to the Iranians, we will continue trying to seek de-escalation,” the prime minister said in the interview. He said that the latest events had delivered “a huge shake‐up” to the trust underpinning their relationship with Iran. “For the US, we would like to see a de-escalation, we would like to see ... a diplomatic solution that addresses our concerns as well as their concerns,” he added. “We need to ensure, first, that Iran should stop all attacks against Gulf countries and other countries that they are attacking and are not party of this war,” he said. The US and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran last week, prompting Tehran to fire missiles toward Israel and several Gulf locations hosting US military facilities.