Key points
- Iran’s attack on Al Udeid airbase last night is an “unacceptable act”: Qatar
- Qatar has been making great diplomatic efforts in order to de-escalate the situation: Qatari PM
- Lauds Qatari armed forces for “fending off the attack”
ISLAMABAD: Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has reiterated Qatar’s condemnation of Iran’s missile attack on Al Udeid airbase last night, calling it an “unacceptable act”.
According to Al Jazeera, Qatar’s Prime Minister has delivered a news conference in Doha alongside visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
“An unacceptable act”
“The attack on the state of Qatar is an unacceptable act, especially as Qatar has been making great diplomatic efforts in order to de-escalate the situation,” said Sheikh Mohammed, adding Doha was “taken by surprise” by the move from what it considers a “neighbourly” country.
He lauded the Qatari armed forces for “fending off the attack”, saying they shot down all the Iranian-deployed missiles except one, Al Jazeera reported.
Earlier, Al Jazeera reported that Qatar’s foreign ministry has summoned Ali Saleh Abadi to protest Iran’s attack on the Al Udeid airbase on Monday evening, condemning the assault as a “flagrant violation of its sovereignty and airspace”. The ministry has affirmed Qatar’s right to respond, according to Al Jazeera.
