Fox News anchor Bret Baier speaks with Qatar’s Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in an interview aired Tuesday night about rising and easing tensions in the Middle East. He spoke about Qatar’s role in the effort.
Throughout the interview, Al-Thani refused to accuse Iran of funding foreign terrorist organizations like Hamas and the Houthis, saying Qatar was in no position to play a blame game and instead sought to defuse the situation. He maintained his position that he is focused on finding solutions to Before the war spread across the region, Gaza was between Israel and Hamas.
“One of the core principles of our foreign policy is to find ways to mediate conflicts and contain them from further escalation,” Al-Thani said, adding that his country has been involved in peace negotiations for some time. told Mr. Bayer. Taliban and the United States, Ukraine and Russia, Hamas and Israel, etc. “Part of our foreign policy principles is to be able to talk to anyone to bridge the gap.”
During the interview, Mr. Bayer asked Mr. Al-Thani about the framework of the proposed ceasefire in Gaza and reports on the return of hostages.
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The Foreign Minister explained that he did not want to make any commitments as the process was still premature and securing an agreement would require further time and effort.
He said it was not clear how many hostages would be released, but in terms of categories, discussions were being held about the possibility of releasing women, the elderly and healthy people.
Mr. Al Thani spoke about the negotiations and also talked about the relationship between Qatar and the United States.
“The relationship between the United States and Qatar is very strong, and we believe there is mutual trust and a great alliance between our two countries, which is helping restore stability in the region,” he said. Ta. “Therefore, we believe that countries that can bring some stability and peace to the region have a role to play and should play that role.”
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Bayer asked Al Thani how Qatar views the events of October 7, when Hamas-led terrorists invaded Israel.
The Foreign Minister said atrocities committed against civilians, whether Israeli or Palestinian, are condemned.
“Humans are humans, and we’ve said this over and over again,” he said. “What happened on October 7 and the war that followed has only turned the whole region into a state of inflammation that needs to be contained.”
Al-Thani said the focus should be on finding ways to end the war, return hostages to their families and prevent similar conflicts from occurring again.
But that can only happen one way, he said, and that’s at the negotiation table.
“Military action will not bring the results we want,” he said.
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Last weekend, three U.S. service members were killed in a drone attack in northeastern Jordan near the Syria-Iraq border, and there have been more than 165 attacks on U.S. forces in the region since Oct. 17.
Al-Thani had previously said he believed the situation in the Middle East was “dancing on the brink and ready to boil over,” but Baier asked what that meant.
“Since the war began in Gaza, we have been very concerned about the situation in the region because we understand the magnitude of the Palestinian problem there,” he said, adding that he and other leaders of the country They added that they were concerned about the seriousness of the Palestinian issue in Gaza. The conflict may spread throughout the region, and there may be several other factions seeking to take advantage of the situation and escalate it.
Al-Thani said Qatar offered its condolences to the families who lost loved ones and to the US government, saying this was unacceptable.
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“But this is the result of dancing at the last minute,” he says. “For the last 100 days or so, a provocation here and there has been enough.”
Asked how much responsibility he was placing directly on Tehran, al-Thani refused to place responsibility on them.
“We’re not in a position to play the blame game here,” he said. “Iran is our neighbor. We continue to have open communication with Iran.”
The foreign minister said the two countries will continue to discuss encouraging all parties in the region to de-escalate and de-escalate tensions, rather than escalating them.
Al-Thani was shown a video of former National Security Adviser Robert Bryant in which Bryant said groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria and the Houthis “fire BB guns without Iran’s approval. That’s not the case.”
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Mr. Byer asked if he thought that was true.
“I think that’s his opinion. Robert is a great friend. I respect his opinion,” Al-Thani said. “But this is something and it’s not for me to judge. I think it’s the actions that we have to judge and we have to stop them.”
Baier also said it was not clear whether Iran’s leaders, Qatar and Turkey, or its allies Russia and China, were making decisions or had any influence on Tehran, the newspaper wrote in Jerusalem. – Featured an article in the Post.
The article also said that although Iran may encourage and support movements such as Yemen’s Houthi movement, it has declared that it does not control the group.
Mr Baier asked whether al-Thani objected to being considered an “enabler”.
“…Qatar is a neighbor of Iran,” he said. “We share borders with them, we share gas fields, in fact the largest gas fields in the world, and our relationship is based on common interests and good neighborly relations.”
He was also asked whether the United States should push back and retaliate against such attacks on American forces, and whether it would be acceptable for the United States to strike back inside Iran.
Al-Thani said Qatar fully respects the US decision and the way it is managing the situation, but added that “a calm response is needed” at this time.
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“We need to use diplomacy to achieve results, contain the situation and focus on resolving the issue,” he said.
He was asked again about the boiling situation and whether he was worried the area could become a tinderbox.
“The situation is very alarming and growing more worrying every day,” Al-Thani said. “Sometimes it’s a provocation that can lead to a major incident that triggers a bigger conflict, and that’s what we want to avoid. That’s why we focus on how to find a solution and put an end to the situation in Gaza.” You need to guess.”
