Qatar’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said Doha “hopes Israel will not use the cease-fire with Iran as an opportunity to continue its attacks on Gaza, and that it will stop its bombardments.”
Doha said that the Iranian ambassador to Qatar was summoned Tuesday for a formal reprimand, during which Qatari officials expressed their protest over the strike. The Qatari prime minister added that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke with the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and apologized for the attack on Qatari soil.
Al Thani said the Iranian strike would leave a scar on relations between the two countries but expressed hope that neighborly ties would not be harmed. In his remarks Tuesday afternoon, he also called on Iran and the United States to resume negotiations on a new nuclear agreement.
