Doha rebukes Tehran for claim that Iran’s attacks on Qatar are aimed at US

Doha on Wednesday rejected Tehran’s claim that Iranian attacks on Qatari territory were aimed at American targets rather than Qatar itself.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi repeated the claim during a phone call with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar’s state news agency reported.Sheikh Mohammed, who also serves as Qatar’s foreign minister, “categorically rejected these claims,” saying the facts on the ground show the attacks struck civilian and residential areas in Qatar.He said the strikes hit areas near Hamad International Airport, as well as vital infrastructure and industrial zones, including liquefied natural gas production facilities.“This constitutes a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the State of Qatar and the principles of international law,” Sheikh Mohammed added.Iran’s actions “reflect nothing but an escalatory approach by the Iranian side and do not indicate any genuine desire for de-escalation or a solution,” he said.