TEHRAN – In telephone conversation on Monday President Hassan Rouhani told Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani that Iran will “stand beside” Doha in difficult days. On June 5, 2017, Saudi Arabia along with the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt cut ties with Qatar and introduced sanctions on the country for its relations with the […]
TEHRAN – In telephone conversation on Monday President Hassan Rouhani told Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani that Iran will “stand beside” Doha in difficult days.
On June 5, 2017, Saudi Arabia along with the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt cut ties with Qatar and introduced sanctions on the country for its relations with the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas.
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain also closed their air, sea, and land routes to the country.
However, Iran rushed to the help of the besieged Arab state and opened its airspace to about 100 more Qatari flights a day.
During the conversation, Rouhani said Iran’s policy is interaction and negotiation with the countries in the region to end divisions.
Efforts to establish stability and security in the region are beneficial to all regional countries, he said.
“Adventurist policies of certain countries in the region are wrong and continuation of them will worsen problems in the region especially in Palestine, Syria and Yemen,” he added.
Rouhani said that the “Muslims’ collective support” can help alleviate the sufferings of the Palestinian people.
Commenting on war in Yemen, he said that the conflict should be settled politically.
For his part, Sheikh Tamim said that regional crises should be settled through dialogue and no country can impose its view on others.
He said that Qatar’s policy is supporting Palestine.
The emir also praised Iran’s support for his country when Qatar was blockaded by its fellow Arab neighbors.
He also called for expansion of relations with Iran in various areas.
