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Qatar not part of campaign targeting Iran, only exercising right in self-defence: foreign ministry spokesperson

Published March 3, 2026
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The spokesperson for Qatar’s foreign ministry, Majed Mohammed Al-Ansari, has asserted that the Gulf country “has not been part of the campaign targeting Iran”.

“We are exercising our right in self-defence and deterring Iranian attacks against our country,” Ansari said on X.

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