Qatar says new US sanctions on Iran ‘unilateral’

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Qatar said Tuesday that the new US sanctions on Iran are “unilateral,” stressing that Doha continues its mediation efforts to resolve the conflict between Tehran and Washington through negotiations, Anadolu reports.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari told a weekly news briefing that Qatar remains supportive of mediation efforts to resolve the conflict and bring the US and Iran back to the negotiating table.

He said Qatar’s contacts with the parties have continued in recent weeks, but there have been no new developments in the mediation process.

Ansari stressed that all Gulf countries support reaching a peaceful solution to the US-Iran conflict, saying there is full coordination among Gulf states to deal with different scenarios arising from any escalation.

He warned […]

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