Iranian and Qatari officials speak amid the deadly crackdown in Iran and America’s escalating threats to intervene if protesters are not spared.
Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, speaks by phone with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar’s prime minister.
In a statement on X, Al Thani says he “reaffirmed the State of Qatar’s backing of all de-scalation efforts, as well as peaceful solutions to enhance security and stability in the region.”
Qatar got caught in the crossfire during Israel’s 12-day war in June when the Islamic Republic retaliated on US airstrikes on its nuclear facility by targeting US forces at Al Udeid Air Base outside of Doha.
Earlier, after Trump’s social media post urging Iranians to “take over” government institutions, Larijani posted on X: “We declare the names of the main killers of the people of Iran: 1- Trump 2- Netanyahu.”
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