Iran FM says strikes targeted US, not Qatar; Doha rejects claim

March 4, 2026 11:06 AM EST

FILE PHOTO: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi adjusts glasses during a press conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/File Photo

DOHA, March ‌4 (Reuters) - ​Iran's ​Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told ‌his Qatari counterpart Sheikh ⁠Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani ‌that Iranian missile ‌attacks were directed at U.S. interests and ​not at Qatar.

Qatar's top diplomat "categorically ⁠rejected" that claim and called for ​an immediate halt to Iran’s attacks, the ​Qatari Foreign ‌Ministry said on X.

Sheikh Mohammed bin ⁠Abdulrahman said his country would confront any ⁠aggression with its "right to ​self-defence," stressing that Doha has always been inclined towards ‌dialogue and diplomacy conducted in good ‌faith.

(Reporting by ⁠Andrew Mills, ‌Writing by ​Muhammad Al Gebaly; Editing by Sharon ‌Singleton)



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