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Qatari PM says he will seek de-escalation with Iran, in Sky News interview
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FILE: Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani addresses a press conference following Israeli strikes in Doha on September 9, 2025. (Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani says in a Sky News interview that his country will continue to seek de-escalation with Iran.
“We will continue talking to the Iranians, we will continue trying to seek de-escalation,” the prime minister says in the interview.
“What happened is really a huge shake-up for the trust in the relationship that we have with Iran,” he adds.
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