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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during talks on reviving diplomacy with Washington

Iran Says Diplomacy Is Not Impossible. The Conditions Are the Old Ones.

Abbas Araghchi says putting diplomacy back on track is not impossible, provided Washington accepts that pressure does not work. The four things he asks for are the same four Tehran has asked

August 28, 2026

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Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al Ansari addresses media briefing on US Iran sanctions Operation Economic Outcast

Qatar Calls US Iran Sanctions ‘Unilateral’ as Operation Economic Outcast Puts Mediator in the Middle

Qatar's foreign ministry labeled the United States' sweeping Operation Economic Outcast against Iran 'unilateral' on Tuesday, as the Gulf state's dual role hosting Al Udeid Air Base and mediating between Washington and

August 26, 2026

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Qatari Defence Minister Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani sign a defence agreement

US Clears $4.5bn Tanker Sale to Qatar as the Gulf Turns Against Iran

The State Department approved a possible sale of up to four KC-46A tankers and related equipment to Qatar for an estimated $4.5bn. Aerial refuelling is the capability that turns a regional air

August 20, 2026

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Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesman at briefing on Iran war pilots and Al Udeid investigation

Iran War: Qatar Denies Holding Three Pilots from Al Udeid Strike as Tehran Demands Investigation

Three Iranian military pilots have not spoken to their families since March, when Tehran says their Su-24s were shot down over Qatar during an Al Udeid strike. Qatar categorically denies holding them

August 17, 2026

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A replica of an Iranian air force warplane displayed in a city square in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran

Qatar Denies Holding Three Iranian Bomber Pilots From March Al Udeid Attack

Qatar's Foreign Ministry categorically denied Iranian allegations that three Su-24 bomber pilots captured during the March attack on Al Udeid Air Base are held in Doha. The dispute, surfacing six months later,

August 16, 2026

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Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base where Iranian pilots were allegedly shot down during March 2026 hostilities

Qatar Denies Holding Three Iranian Pilots Shot Down Near Al Udeid for Six Months

Qatar's Foreign Ministry on Saturday denied Iranian military claims that three Air Force pilots shot down near Al Udeid Air Base during March hostilities have been held in secret custody for six

August 16, 2026

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Tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz near Oman as UKMTO reports two vessel incidents

Qatari LNG Tanker Disabled in Strait of Hormuz as UKMTO Reports Two Vessel Strikes

A Qatari LNG tanker was struck and left unable to maneuver in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday after a projectile hit its engine room near Oman's Musandam Peninsula. The UKMTO reported

August 1, 2026

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Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's condolences at Lusail Palace Doha

From Riyadh to Rome, World Leaders Converge on Doha to Mourn Sheikh Hamad

Leaders from more than 15 nations arrived in Doha over two days to pay condolences following the death of Qatar's former emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. The scale of the

July 15, 2026

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Mourners in traditional Qatari dress attend funeral prayers for Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani at mosque in Doha

Sheikh Hamad Buried at Lusail in Simple Ceremony as Qatar Mourns Its Former Emir

Qatar's former emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani was buried Sunday at Lusail Cemetery after sunset prayers, his son Sheikh Tamim carrying his shrouded body from the mosque in a ceremony

July 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani at a welcoming ceremony in Doha

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatar’s Transformative Former Emir, Dies at 74

Qatar's Amiri Diwan announced Sunday the death of former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani at the age of 74. The architect of Al Jazeera and Qatar's transformation into a global

July 12, 2026

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Iran Says Diplomacy Is Not Impossible. The Conditions Are the Old Ones.

Qatar Calls US Iran Sanctions ‘Unilateral’ as Operation Economic Outcast Puts Mediator in the Middle

US Clears $4.5bn Tanker Sale to Qatar as the Gulf Turns Against Iran

Iran War: Qatar Denies Holding Three Pilots from Al Udeid Strike as Tehran Demands Investigation

Qatar Denies Holding Three Iranian Bomber Pilots From March Al Udeid Attack

Qatar Denies Holding Three Iranian Pilots Shot Down Near Al Udeid for Six Months

Qatari LNG Tanker Disabled in Strait of Hormuz as UKMTO Reports Two Vessel Strikes

From Riyadh to Rome, World Leaders Converge on Doha to Mourn Sheikh Hamad

Sheikh Hamad Buried at Lusail in Simple Ceremony as Qatar Mourns Its Former Emir

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatar’s Transformative Former Emir, Dies at 74

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