Doha: Qatar has said Iran must show good
faith with its neighbours to prevent further escalation, following renewed
efforts to end the US-Iran war.
The comments came a day after senior
officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Pakistan held talks with Iran in an
attempt to stop the Middle East war from reigniting. Director of the Media and
Communication Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ibrahim bin Sultan
Al-Hashmi said the region needed a new security framework to prevent further
violence.
"The ball is now in Iran's court to
commit to these principles and demonstrate good faith," he said. "We
have heard positive statements from the Iranian side... but they still need to
demonstrate good faith, stop threatening countries of the region, and reopen
the Strait of Hormuz so that all those efforts can go towards having a safe and
prosperous region."
Monday's talks in Tehran included Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Pakistan's army chief General Asim Munir, and Turkiye's intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin. Iran described them as "very good." US-Iran mediation efforts have been led by Qatar and Pakistan, and a Qatari delegation visited Tehran on Sunday, according to Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei. Asked for details on the Qatari visit, Hashmi said "messages are ongoing and the exchange of ideas continues through the mediators."
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