“It is the responsibility of all states to intensify their efforts to the maximum to protect our region from a catastrophe by ending the genocide in Gaza and the aggression against Lebanon,” he wrote after meeting with his Qatari counterpart, the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghtsi. in Doha, amid Israeli threats against Tehran.
Qatar plays a mediating role, along with the US and Egypt, in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Hamas in Gaza, and recently called for an end to violence in Lebanon, where the Israeli military is intensifying operations against its ally Hezbollah . and Iran.
“Important consultations were held between Araghchi and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Al-Thani on the general situation in the region and our bilateral relations,” said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghai, in your account on the X platform.
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said the talks were about “the latest developments in the region, specifically in Gaza and Lebanon.”
Mohammed bin Abdelrahman Al-Thani expressed his country’s willingness “to do everything possible to strengthen regional and international security and stability”, he added in a statement.
Iranian President Massoud Pezheskian also traveled to Qatar last week, where he said his country does not seek war with Israel, while also promising a “stronger response” in the event of Israeli retaliation.
“The efforts are real”
Iran wants to show “the US and Israel that its efforts to ease tensions with the Gulf countries are real and are bearing fruit”, estimates Neil Killiam, an analyst at Chatham House.
He wants “to send the message that Israel risks damaging relations with the UAE and Bahraintrigger a broader conflict that relations with Saudi Arabia are warming while the prospect of normalization with Israel is diminishing”, he highlights.
Riyadh began talks with the US about possible recognition of Israel, but suspended them after the start of the war in Gaza, making diplomatic relations conditional on the establishment of a Palestinian state.
Source: AMPE