Iranian foreign ministry said the crisis involving Qatar and several other Arab countries is a consequence of a Saudi Arabian-organized summit in Riyadh last month.
At a press conference on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahrain Qassemi referred to the summit held in the Saudi capital with the presence of US President Donald Trump and said that the event, having been “untimely and with the wrong composition of guests,” was bound to cause unfortunate consequences.
The so-called Arab Islamic American Summit was held on May 21, when Trump gave a controversial speech, calling on the participating countries — some of which, including Saudi Arabia itself, are themselves known as sponsors of violent terrorist groups — to work against terror and also isolate Iran, which was not present in the summit.
Trump also signed an arms deal with Saudi Arabia worth 110 billion dollars during his stay in the Saudi capital.
Later, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, the Maldives, and Egypt broke off ties to Qatar, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism, an accusation that the Qatari government denies.
Trump, who was on his first state visit in Saudi Arabia, later suggested that the development was a result of his call.
The regional countries opposed to Doha also blocked their transit routes to Qatar and ordered most of Qatari nationals to leave their respective soils.
Qassemi, once again, called for dialog among the feuding sides and expressed hope that the Arab countries would be able to resolve the tensions and work toward ever-increasing calm and stability in the region through negotiation.
Source: Press TV
