Qatar said Tuesday that the continued state of “no war, no peace” amid the US-Iran conflict is “unacceptable,” calling for the crisis to be resolved through dialogue and the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened without conditions, Anadolu reports.
“It is unacceptable for the state of neither peace nor war in the region to continue. This is draining the region, and the crisis must be ended through dialogue,” Ibrahim al-Hashimi, director of the Media and Communications Department at the Qatari Foreign Ministry, told a press conference.
“The Strait of Hormuz must be opened without conditions, and ensuring that it is not used as a pressure card is a top priority,” he added.
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The remarks come amid heightened tensions in the Middle East as the US and Iran continue to exchange military attacks, while negotiations between the two sides remain stalled amid disagreements over navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway for global energy and commodity supplies.
