Qatar’s Emir meets Iran’s Pezeshkian in Moscow
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has met Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on the sidelines of an energy forum in Moscow, Iranian state media reported. The two leaders “reviewed the current state of relations between Tehran and Doha and emphasised the importance of expanding political and economic relations and utilising existing capacities to enhance the level of bilateral cooperation”, Iranian state television reported on Tuesday.
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There was no mention of a discussion of the US-Israel war on Iran, which has seen Iran conduct missile and drone strikes on a range of targets across the region, including in Qatar. Doha has been taking part in mediation efforts to end the nearly eight-month-old war. At a weekly briefing on Tuesday, a foreign ministry spokesman called for Iran to stop threatening Gulf states so that diplomacy can help to defuse tensions in the Middle East.
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
The article says there was no mention of a discussion of the war, drawing only on Iranian state media. The Qatari emir's office said the two leaders discussed the Middle East war and the blockaded Strait of Hormuz. Without this, a reader may believe the war was not on the agenda at all.
How we know
- Times of Israel reported“Qatar’s ruler and the Iranian president discussed the Middle East war and the blockaded Strait of Hormuz during a meeting in Moscow, the emir’s office said Tuesday.”Qatar, Iran discuss war and Hormuz in Moscow meeting as another ship struck in Strait (opens in a new tab)
He added that a Qatari delegation visited Tehran to support mediation efforts and help pave the way for a resolution with the United States.
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