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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 625

Iran-Qatar relations

US President Donald Trump attends a breakfast with business leaders in Doha on May 15, 2025. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
May 15, 2025, 12:35 pm
Trump says US ‘getting close to maybe doing’ Iran deal, Tehran ‘sort of’ agreed to terms
Adviser to Iran’s supreme leader says Islamic Republic would curb enrichment, promise not to pursue nuclear weapons, and allow inspectors — if the US lifted sanctions ‘immediately’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani speaks at a joint press conference with the US secretary of state in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Ibraheem Al Omari/Pool via AP)
August 16, 2024, 1:32 pm
Qatari PM said urging Iran to exercise caution amid ongoing Doha hostage-truce talks
Hezbollah reportedly agrees to hold off on any major attack while negotiations in Qatar continue; mediators say first day of renewed talks included ‘constructive discussions’
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani (R) meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Doha on October 14, 2023. (Qatar News Agency / AFP)
October 15, 2023, 5:37 pm
Iran threatens: ‘No one can guarantee’ control of situation if Israel enters Gaza
Tehran condemns ‘barbaric attacks’ in Strip, says issue of ‘civilian prisoners’ in Gaza is a priority; US fears Iran could become ‘directly engaged,’ says White House
By AFP and ToI Staff
Iranians attend a gathering in Tehran to express their solidarity with Palestine after Hamas terrorists launched a brutal onslaught from the Gaza Strip, October 2023. (AFP)
October 13, 2023, 1:15 pm
Iran: US ‘can NOT renege’ on deal to transfer $6 billion through Qatar for hostages
Tehran demands funds promised in exchange for 5 American prisoners released in August, after Washington halts process in wake of devastating Hamas assault on Israel
By Agencies
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks to reporters during a press conference at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC summit, Nov. 17, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
November 21, 2022, 5:01 pm
Blinken lands in Qatar to hold Iran talks and take in World Cup match
Top US diplomat to meet with Qatari officials to discuss Iran nuclear activity – in country that shares a massive offshore natural gas field with Tehran
By Jon Gambrell
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (R) attends a press conference with Josep Borell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (L), at the foreign ministry headquarters in Iran's capital Tehran on June 25, 2022. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
June 30, 2022, 4:24 pm
Iran says nuclear deal still possible despite apparent setback at Qatar talks
Foreign minister believes talks are ‘positive,’ says Tehan is ‘making serious efforts’ to reach agreement, after US said ‘no progress made’
By AFP
People gather around the official countdown clock showing remaining time until the kick-off of the World Cup 2022, in Doha, Qatar, November 25, 2021. (AP/Darko Bandic)
June 9, 2022, 6:25 pm
Israelis okayed to travel to Qatar for November’s World Cup in deal with FIFA
Despite lack of ties between Doha and Jerusalem, Israel says soccer fans holding match tickets will be granted entry; announcement makes no mention of security concerns
By Amy Spiro
A view of the fence around the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center where soccer's World Cup draw was held on April 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
April 19, 2022, 6:30 pm
Israel’s counter-terror bureau weighs warning against travel to Qatar for World Cup
Almost 15,000 Israelis have already purchased tickets for the tournament; security officials said to be worried over Iranian presence in the country
By ToI Staff
Supporters watch the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers soccer match between Iran and Lebanon, at the Imam Reza Stadium in the city of Mashhad, on March 29, 2022. (Farshad Abbasi/AFP)
April 13, 2022, 1:13 pm
Iran eyes influx of fans for World Cup in nearby Qatar
Countries signed six cooperation agreements in run-up to this year’s global soccer championship; Islamic Republic’s soccer team has already advanced to the World Cup
By AFP
Enrique Mora, a leading European Union diplomat, left, shakes hands with Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani in Tehran, Iran, March 27, 2022. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)
March 27, 2022, 7:42 pm
EU envoy in Tehran, as Iran says nuclear deal ‘within reach’
Adviser to Supreme Leader Khamenei tells Doha Forum removal of IRGC from US terror list ‘important to Iranian people,’ no compromise will be made on issue
By LUJAIN JO and Amir Vahdat
This undated photo provided by Al-Jazeera shows journalist Mahmoud Hussein in Cairo, Egypt (Al-Jazeera via AP, File)
February 7, 2021, 12:27 pm
Egypt frees Al-Jazeera journalist detained since 2016
Mahmoud Hussein’s release comes month after Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain end dispute with Qatar, where the news agency is based, over Gulf nation’s close ties to Iran
By AP
Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani speaks during the opening session of the Doha Forum in the Qatari capital on December 14, 2019. (Mustafa Abumunes / AFP)
January 19, 2021, 11:03 am
Qatar calls on Gulf states to begin talks with Iran
Having reconciled with neighboring countries after years-long rift, Doha offers to facilitate negotiations with Tehran, despite Saudi Arabia showing no willingness
By AFP
The half built Qatari-funded hotel site in the eastern Saudi city of Al-Ahsa is pictured on November 29, 2019 after the construction was abruptly halted following a Saudi-led bloc boycotted Qatar in 2017. (Photo by AFP)
December 9, 2019, 2:08 pm
Once propped up by Qatari high-rollers, Saudi city prays for truce
Al-Ahsa, a border desert oasis where shoppers from Qatar once kept the local economy humming, hopeful for thaw after Riyadh-led bloc accused Doha of backing radical Islamists
By Anuj Chopra
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who is also a senior nuclear negotiator, speaks with media in his press conference in Tehran, Iran, on January 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
May 29, 2019, 8:39 am
Iran ready for dialogue with Gulf states, its deputy FM says
Abbas Araghchi meets with his Qatari counterpart in Doha, expresses readiness for talks on stability and security of the region
By Stuart Winer
A Qatari woman walks in front of the city skyline in Doha, Qatar, May 14, 2010. (Kamran Jebreili/AP)
June 5, 2018, 12:00 pm
Iran and Turkey help wealthy Qatar thrive, 1 year into blockade
Relationships with citizens of other Arab countries have suffered, as has tourism, but life goes on mostly uninterrupted in Gulf state accused by its neighbors of supporting terror
By Aya Batrawy
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