Qatar Summons Iranian Ambassador, Files UN Complaint Over Missile Attack
DOHA, June 24: The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Iranian Ambassador to Doha, Ali Abadi, on Tuesday morning to deliver a formal protest. The Ministry strongly condemned the attack on Al Udeid Air Base by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, calling it a blatant violation of Qatar's sovereignty and airspace, as well as a breach of international law and the United Nations Charter. It emphasized that Qatar reserves the right to respond following international law.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sultan Al-Muraikhi, conveyed to the ambassador that the attack contradicts the principles of good neighborliness and the historically close ties between Qatar and Iran. He highlighted that Qatar has consistently advocated for dialogue with Iran and has made sustained diplomatic efforts to support peaceful engagement.
Al-Muraikhi further underscored the urgent need to return to diplomatic channels, de-escalate tensions, and end military operations to help preserve regional and global stability.
Meanwhile, The State of Qatar sent a letter to HE Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres and HE Permanent Representative of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of June Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, requesting that it be circulated to the members of the Security Council and issued as an official document of the Council.
In the letter addressed by HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani to the members of the Security Council and HE the UN Secretary-General, the State of Qatar informed them of an extremely dangerous escalation that represents a flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the State of Qatar, posing a direct threat to regional peace and security. The letter noted that on Monday evening, the State of Qatar was subjected to a missile attack by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard targeting Al-Udeid Air Base, which was successfully intercepted by Qatari air defenses.
The State of Qatar expressed its strong condemnation of the missile attack targeting the base, considering it a flagrant violation of its sovereignty and airspace, as well as of international law and the United Nations Charter. The State of Qatar stressed that it reserves the right to respond to the aggression in a manner equivalent with the nature and scale of this blatant aggression and in accordance with the Charter and international law.
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