TEHRAN, June 14, YJC - Iran has increased shipments of food supplies to embattled Qatar. The country has announced that it has sent a ship with 180 tonnes of fruits and vegetables to the Persian Gulf emirate – the first such shipment after Doha was caught in a diplomatic row with its Arab neighbors.
TEHRAN, June 14, YJC - The Emirati ambassador to the US has called on Washington to consider the relocation of its airbase in Qatar and to pressure Doha over its alleged support of terrorism.
TEHRAN, June 13, YJC -Amnesty International has criticized the punitive measures taken by Saudi Arabia and a number of its allies against Qatar, saying the restrictions violate the human rights of the Qatari people.
TEHRAN, June 12, YJC - A senior Qatari official says Qatar hosted the Taliban militant group based on a request from the United States, whose president, along with a number of Arab regimes, has been pressuring Doha over what they say is its support for extremist groups.
TEHRAN, June 12, YJC - Iran said the crisis involving Qatar and several other Arab countries is a consequence of a Saudi Arabian-organized summit in Riyadh last month.
TEHRAN, June 11, YJC - Qatar's foreign minister has expressed his country's willingness to have constructive relations with Iran after several Persian Gulf Arab countries cut their diplomatic ties with Doha.
TEHRAN, June 10, YJC - German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has warned that a row between Qatar and its Arab neighbors of the Persian Gulf region could end in a war.
TEHRAN, June 9, YJC -Iran has offered to allow Qatar use its southern ports to carry on its vital import activities after the emirate’s Arab neighbors united to isolate it.
TEHRAN, June 9, YJC - The Bahraini regime has announced that it will follow the United Arab Emirates’ suit in jailing anyone expressing sympathy for Qatar over sanctions imposed on the country by other Arab states of the Persian Gulf region.
TEHRAN, June 8, YJC - Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced his support for Qatar after Saudi Arabia and a number of other Persian Gulf Arab states cut their diplomatic ties with the country. His stance has raised some concerns in Turkey with critics saying Ankara must refrain from taking sides in this issue due to its possible repercussions.
TEHRAN, June 8, YJC - Qatar's foreign minister said his country prefers diplomacy to resolve Doha's dispute with Saudi Arabia and its allies, stressing that there would never be a military solution to the crisis.
TEHRAN, June 8, YJC - Turkey's parliament approves a measure to deploy troops to a Turkish military base in Qatar amid a widening rift between the Arab country and neighbors in the Persian Gulf region.
TEHRAN, June 7, YJC - The Kuwaiti emir has engaged in shuttle diplomacy to help mediate a solution to the dispute between Qatar on the one side and Saudi Arabia and its allies on the other, the biggest diplomatic crisis to hit the Persian Gulf region in years.
TEHRAN, June 7, YJC - An official in Doha said Qatar has started talks with Iran and Turkey to secure food and water supplies after its biggest regional suppliers – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – cut trade and diplomatic ties with the country earlier this week.
TEHRAN, June 6, YJC - Qatar’s planes heading to Europe or Africa can fly over Iran’s air space as of Tuesday, after four Persian Gulf states cut ties with Doha, suspending air transport with Qatar, an Iranian civil aviation official said.
TEHRAN, June 5, YJC - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif discussed the latest regional developments in a phone call with his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani.
TEHRAN, June 6, YJC - Qatar has expressed “regret and utter surprise” over the move by a number of Arab states to close their borders and airspace and sever diplomatic relations with Doha, stressing that the Persian Gulf kingdom has been subjected to a campaign of lies.
TEHRAN, June 6, YJC - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif criticized a move by several regional countries on Monday to cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar and said dialogue should be held among countries involved in the disputes.