Qatar urges US and Iran to resume nuclear talks
PM Al Thani says Iran missile attack on US base ‘unacceptable’: Hopes Israel will not take advantage of truce to keep bombing Gaza: Qatar PM ‘persuaded’ Tehran to accept ceasefire
Qatar's prime minister on Tuesday called for the US and Iran to return to nuclear talks, a day after Tehran targeted a US military base in the Gulf state.
"We urge the American and Iranian sides to return immediately to the negotiating table regarding the nuclear talks and resume talks to reach a diplomatic solution," Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani told a press conference.
Qatar's prime minister on Tuesday said Iran's missile strikes targeting the US base on Qatari soil were an "unacceptable" attack on the country.
"The attack on the State of Qatar is an unacceptable act, especially that the State of Qatar has been making great diplomatic efforts in order to have the situation deescalated," Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani told reporters.
Qatar's said it was working on resuming Gaza ceasefire talks in days, urging Israel not to exploit a truce with Iran to "unleash everything it wants to unleash" on the blockaded strip.
"We are still continuing our efforts, and God willing, we will try to look for an opportunity during the next two days for having indirect negotiations between the two parties... We hope that the Israeli side will not exploit the ceasefire with Iran to unleash what it wants to unleash on Gaza and continue its bombing of" the strip, said Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani during a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart.
Qatar PM ‘persuaded’ Iran to accept ceasefire
Qatar's prime minister persuaded Iran to agree to a US-proposed ceasefire with Israel after Tehran fired missiles at an American base near Doha, a source with knowledge of the talks said on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani spoke to the Iranians after a conversation with US Vice President JD Vance, the source said.
"Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani... persuaded Iran to agree to the proposal in a call with the Iranians," the source told AFP.
Earlier on Tuesday, Israel said it had agreed to a ceasefire with Iran that had been announced by US President Donald Trump following a 12-day war.
The announcement followed Iran's attack on the Al Udeid base in Qatar, the biggest US military facility in the Middle East, in response to US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
At a press conference, the Qatari prime minister called the Iranian attack "unacceptable" but said Qatar's response would be "diplomatic and legal".
"The attack on the State of Qatar is an unacceptable act, especially that the State of Qatar has been making great diplomatic efforts in order to have the situation de-escalated," he said.
The prime minister also urged Washington and Tehran to resume talks on Iran's nuclear programme that were put on hold when Israel began its air strikes on Iran.