Araghchi made the comment in a post on his X account on Monday. He is currently in Qatar’s capital, Doha, where he attended a meeting of foreign ministers from Arab League (AL) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) a day earlier.
“I am in Doha with a clear message from the Iranian People: Iran stands with Qatar and indeed all Muslim brothers and sisters, particularly against the scourge that is terrorizing the region,” Araghchi said in his post.
Foreign Ministers from the Arab League and the OIC convened in Doha to prepare the ground for an emergency summit by heads of state of the two organization. The summit is set to be held later on Monday, in which President Masoud Pezeshkian will take part.
The summit is held at the request of Qatar after Israel attacked the Arab country last Tuesday.
Israeli warplanes carried out an airstrike on Doha to assassinate senior Hamas leaders, who had gathered to discuss the latest US proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The summit in Doha is being held to discuss a formal response to the act of aggression on Qatar, which has been a mediator between Israel and Hamas.
Islamic world should collectively confront Israel’s warmongering: FM Araghchi
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has once again condemned the Israeli aggression against Qatar and elsewhere, warning that the Israeli regime’s warmongering is seriously endangering stability in the West Asia region.
Araghchi made the remarks during talks with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Sunday in Doha. The two met on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers from Arab League (AL) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that was held in preparation for an emergency summit of heads of state from the two organizations. The summit is scheduled for Monday.
Emphasizing Iran’s principled and resolute position in strongly condemning the Israeli regime’s military aggression against Qatar, Foreign Minister Araghchi stressed the need for effective and collective action by the Islamic world “to confront Israel’s warmongering, stop the genocide in Gaza, and punish the leaders of the occupying regime.”
He told the Qatari foreign minister that Iran stands by the Persian Gulf country, a position stated multiple times by Iranian officials since Israel’s unprecedented attack, targeting the Hamas leadership in Doha, last week.
Al Thani, while appreciating Iran’s support and solidarity with the people and government of Qatar, called for all-out efforts by Islamic and Arab countries to help the oppressed people of Palestine and confront “the dangerous trend of Israel’s hegemony” in the region.
The two top diplomats also discussed and exchanged views on bilateral relations between Iran and Qatar, international developments, as well as Iran’s nuclear issue and the Islamic Republic’s responsible efforts in pursuing diplomacy.
Araghchi arrived in Doha on Sunday, where he also held separate meetings with counterparts from other participating countries.
Araghchi holds separate meetings with Iraqi, Lebanese foreign ministers in Doha
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has met his Iraqi and Lebanese counterparts in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the latest developments in West Asia, nearly a week after the Israeli regime attacked Qatar.
Araghchi held separate talks with the foreign ministers of Iraq and Lebanon on Sunday, on the sidelines of a ministerial preparatory meeting for an emergency summit by heads of state from the Arab League (AL) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The summit is held to address Israel’s aggression on Qatar and the regime’s genocidal war on Gaza.
The Iranian top diplomat and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein conferred on the latest developments in the region.
Also, Araghchi and Lebanese foreign minister Youssef Rajji discussed regional developments, especially the genocide in Gaza, and the need for urgent action by the international community to put an end to the ongoing crimes there. They also discussed the Israeli regime’s continued aggression against Lebanon and other countries in the region.
Earlier, Foreign Minister Araghchi had met with his Pakistani, Somali, and Egyptian counterparts as well. Regional developments and Iran’s nuclear program were among the topics discussed at those meetings.
