On Aug 18 Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid Ansari said Doha is
concentrating diplomatic efforts on de-escalation by securing a US‑Iran
ceasefire, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ensuring freedom of navigation,
and by getting both parties back to the negotiating table. Ansari said Qatar,
with Pakistan, helped mediate a memorandum of understanding between the US and
Iran and is pressing to restore dialogue and implement the MoU; ceasefire
breaches have so far prevented full implementation. Qatar is awaiting an
Oman‑Iran agreement on the Strait as a catalyst to resume talks and said its
priority is a pact that both reopens the Strait and secures a ceasefire.
