Qatar warns region 'close' to point where war escalation cannot be controlled
"We have been warning since 2023 that escalation left unchecked will get us into a situation where it cannot be controlled and we are very close to that point and this is why we have been urging all parties to find a resolution to find a way of ending this war before it's too late," Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said.
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- Published Date: 03:06 | 07 April 2026
Qatar on Tuesday warned thw war in the Middle East was close to a threshold where it cannot be controlled after US President Donald Trump set a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
"We have been warning since 2023 that escalation left unchecked will get us into a situation where it cannot be controlled, and we are very close to that point and this is why we have been urging all parties to find a resolution to find a way of ending this war before it's too late," Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said.
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