Qatar Urges Iran to End Gulf Threats and Open Hormuz to Advance Mediation

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei attend a meeting with Chief of Defence Forces of Pakistan, Field Marshal Asim Munir, Saudi Arabia's Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin in Tehran, Iran, October 26, 2026. Iran's Presidential website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

DOHA, October 27 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Qatar said Iran should stop threatening Arab Gulf states and open the Strait of Hormuz to demonstrate the good intentions needed for mediation efforts to succeed.

A Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson made the remarks at a briefing on Tuesday, following a visit by a Qatari delegation to Tehran earlier this week. The visit sought to ease regional tensions in coordination with the United States.

Qatar and Pakistan have been mediating between Washington and Tehran to end the US-Israel war on Iran, which has disrupted global shipping and oil supplies and spread conflict across the Middle East.

The diplomatic effort also brought senior Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani officials to Tehran on Monday for talks with Iranian officials. Those discussions came as Yemen’s Houthis launched further attacks on Saudi Arabia and Egypt approved defense support for the Kingdom.

Tensions between the United States and Iran have intensified, with President Donald Trump saying on Friday that Washington could strike Iran again.

Iranian security officials told Reuters that Tehran had prepared detailed plans to attack undersea cables in the Gulf if the United States and Israel launched another attack.

Source: Reuters.