Iran-Qatar Tie Can Be a Model for Region
Iran-Qatar Tie Can Be a Model for Region
On Thursday, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in Tehran for an official visit and he was warmly welcomed by Iranian officials and it once again showed that if a country acts sincerely, it  will get sincere response from the Islamic Republic of Iran and  the same did Tehran with Qatar.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – On Thursday, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in Tehran for an official visit and he was warmly welcomed by Iranian officials and it once again showed that if a country acts sincerely, it  will get sincere response from the Islamic Republic of Iran and  the same did Tehran with Qatar.

In recent years that Iran has been under unilateral and cruel sanctions of the West and the relation between Iran and some Persian Gulf states has been cold or deteriorated, Qatar has been the only Persian Gulf state which has defended Iran and its rights in several issues and the Qatari leader has been behind this support.

On Thursday Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei warmly received Qatari Emir and in the meeting he the Leader said that dialogue among regional countries is the best solution to the existing problems in the region, warning against foreign interference.

Ayatollah Khamenei stressed that management of the region does not need any meddling by foreign parties, adding, “Wherever Zionists go, they foment corruption and can give no power or concession to [regional] countries.”

“Therefore, we, as regional countries, must boost our relations as much as we can through common thinking and cooperation,” Ayatollah Khamenei said. The Leader also called for increased political and economic cooperation between the two countries.

Despite friendly political tie between Tehran and Qatar, these two countries have not used their potentials to strengthen their ties in other fields and fortunately the 2022 Soccer World Cup in Qatar will provide this opportunity for both countries to accelerate broadening their joint economic, sport and cultural ties, too.

Iran has great potentials and capacities that Qatar can take advantage it and any cooperation between Tehran and Doha can be to the benefit of both sides but so far these potentials have been ignored. Now under the new Iranian government that its policy is to broaden cooperation with neighboring states, Qatar and Iran can increase their bilateral trade volume.

Tehran and Doha can turn into a role model in the region for other countries in terms of friendship, trust and cooperation and it may encourage other countries in the Persian Gulf to follow them. Qatari Emir has tried to balance its ties with Iran and other countries in the Persian Gulf and even it has not accepted to put Iran under pressure because of Saudi Arabia’s demand and bully, and for this reason Qatar pays for it and its tie with Saudi Arabia and the UAE is cold.

Recent developments in the region have moved in a way that countries can solve their problems through dialogue as the Supreme Leader has emphasized, and Tehran and Doha can be major actors in resolving regional disputes provided that other countries show logic.

The recent visit of Qatari Emir to Tehran may bring Saudi officials to their senses for normalizing ties with Tehran and Doha instead of reliance on the U.S. and the Zionist regime for solving their problems.

Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Oman can form a strong bloc in the West Asia because they have enough wealth and power to overcome the regional problems provided that they stop relying on countries beyond the region.

Now it is also good time for Iran to take advantage of this good and amicable tie with Qatar to increase its all-out cooperation and in all fields especially in the trade. Qataris have shown their good will for boosting trade with Iran but Iranian traders have been passive or ignored this good opportunity and it is expected under President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi the trade between Iran and Qatar to increase and Qatar to become one of Tehran’s major trade partners but this needs a strong determination and cooperation from traders and businessmen of the two countries and above all the support of both governments that so far have shown their interests for broadening this tie.

Although Qatar is small in size but it is big and strong in determination and spreading friendship, and this is what the Islamic Republic of Iran seeks as Tehran welcomes friendship with any country which is sincere and looking for a true friendship based on respecting mutual interests.