After escalation and mutual accusations: Qatari Prime Minister to visit Tehran
The Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced that Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani will arrive in Tehran tomorrow for talks with Iranian officials. The visit aims to de-escalate tensions and address regional security issues, including freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
The spokesperson for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today (Wednesday) that the Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, will arrive in Tehran tomorrow. As part of the visit, Al Thani is expected to meet with a number of Iranian officials in attempts to de-escalate tensions between the two countries.
"The visit comes against the backdrop of Qatar's firm position that the diplomatic path is the best for resolving disputes and promoting security and stability in the region," wrote the Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Dr. Majed Al-Ansari. — "The discussions will also address freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and the need to restore the situation to how it was before February 28."
As is known, Iran has attacked Qatar several times throughout the period of tension in the Middle East, with the last attack directed at the Gulf state occurring last July.
Meanwhile, Iran stated this morning that Qatar informed Tehran that it has no information regarding the fate of the missing Iranian pilots.
Earlier this month, the commander of the committee for searching for missing persons at the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said that "a team consisting of senior experts from our country's Air Force has been waiting for several months to enter Qatar and conduct an inspection on the ground, but due to repeated disruptions and stalling by the Qatari authorities, the conditions for the return of our brave pilots to the country have not yet been created."
According to a report by the Iranian news agency ISNA, which relies on the public relations of the committee for searching for missing persons at the General Staff of the Iranian Army, Sardar Bagherzadeh, the commander of the committee, addressed a letter to the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross demanding to track the situation of Iranian pilots who are suspected to be held captive in Qatar.
In response to the denial of these matters by the Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Bagherzadeh rejected his claims and said: "Instead of denying the issue and creating difficulties for finding the truth, the government of Qatar should allow a team of experts from the Iranian Air Force to arrive in the country to investigate the matter closely."
