Qatar’s Prime Minister to travel to Tehran in bid to de-escalate tensions
<p>Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Majed Al Ansari, announced that Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed Al Thani will travel to Tehran on Thursday and meet with several senior officials.</p><p>He said the talks will focus on reducing tensions, “based on Qatar’s view that diplomacy is the right way to resolve conflicts."</p>
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani is set to travel to Tehran in an attempt to revive diplomatic efforts between the US and Iran, following a tense standoff over economic pressure. The United States has increased sanctions targeting Iran's trade partners in an effort to weaken the regime, while Iran has maintained its missile and drone capability to disrupt oil shipments and threaten US military bases in the region.
Since the conflict began in February, the Strait of Hormuz, which carries a fifth of global oil supplies, has witnessed a dramatic drop in oil flow to just five million barrels per day. Qatar has long served as a mediator in the region, and the visit aims to discuss the continuation of Qatar's mediation efforts as well as addressing freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and restoring pre-war conditions.
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