Qatar urged Iran to end threats against regional states and ensure freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, as Doha said its mediation between Washington and Tehran remained active.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs tied the appeal to a regional security framework grounded in respect for state sovereignty and mutual non-aggression. It said Qatar and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members had repeatedly expressed readiness to establish such an arrangement. Doha also called on Iran to match its public position with conduct that ends threats to neighboring states and supports navigation through the strait.
The ministry described a recent Qatari delegation’s visit to Tehran as part of consultations and mediation. Qatar continued facilitating exchanges between the United States and Iran with partner countries involved, but did not disclose what messages or proposals were conveyed. Ibrahim Al Hashemi, director of the Media and Communication Department at Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said mediators were pursuing a lasting agreement through negotiations and sought to preserve a “window of hope.”
A joint statement after talks in Tehran on Oct. 26 said Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye would continue discussing regional cooperation, including peace and security. It named Iran’s Mohsen Rezaei, Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir and Türkiye’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin as participants. The statement set no date for another meeting.
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry separately described the Tehran trip by Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and representatives of countries in the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement. It said the visit was intended to ease regional tensions and support diplomatic efforts led by Qatar and Pakistan. The Saudi statement concerned the delegation’s trip; the joint statement recorded the four countries’ agreement to continue dialogue.
Doha’s announcement follows its earlier account of U.S.-Iran mediation, which also described exchanges between the two capitals.
