Qatar says Gulf states ‘unified’ in calling for war de-escalation

AFP | Doha

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The Gulf states are unified in calling for a de-escalation of the Middle East war, Qatar said yesterday as Tehran launched new strikes against its neighbors.

“Our understanding is that there is a very unified position in the Gulf on calling for the de-escalation and an end to the war,” Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari told a regular news briefing.

He warned that threats to Iran’s desalination plants pose a danger to the entire region, urging all parties to return to the negotiation table as soon as possible.

The spokesperson also called for restraint and cautioned against targeting energy and nuclear infrastructure, stressing that the future of the Strait of Hormuz should be determined collectively by regional countries.