Qatar Says No Final Hormuz Deal and Calls for Regional Consensus
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Qatar says no final agreement has been reached over the crisis between Iran and the United States or the future of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that any new management arrangements must have the consent of all affected countries in the region.
Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari, adviser to the prime minister and official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Qatar, Oman and Pakistan were continuing efforts to facilitate engagement between Washington and Tehran and narrow their differences. Gulf and regional coordination was also continuing to contain the escalation.
Al Ansari said the immediate priority was to prevent renewed confrontation and reopen the diplomatic path. Qatari communications were continuing at several leadership levels, but no deadline had been set and no final agreement had been achieved.
On the Strait of Hormuz, Qatar said freedom of navigation must be protected in accordance with international law and that the waterway should not be used as an instrument of political pressure or to serve unilateral interests.
Doha said the minimum requirement at the current stage was to restore the previous conditions in the strait in coordination with the coastal states and all other concerned countries, ensuring the uninterrupted movement of trade and energy.
Qatar also stressed that any future system for managing the strait or regulating vessel traffic could not be imposed by one party and must instead be agreed upon by all countries affected economically and strategically.
The position signals Qatari concern over proposals that could give any single state unilateral control over inbound or outbound shipping, while Doha continues to support mediation and dialogue as the least costly route to de-escalation.
