Qatari emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani telephoned Iran President Hassan Rouhani against the backdrop of tensions between Tehran and RiyadhQatar's emir has urged Arab countries of the Gulf and Iran to settle their disputes through "dialogue", in a telephone call with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, state media reported Tuesday. Against the backdrop of tensions between Tehran and Riyadh, the official Qatar News Agency said Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani telephoned Rouhani on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha feast, which Muslims began celebrating on Monday. "The emir stressed that Gulf-Iran relations should be based on good neighbourly relations and mutual respect," reported QNA. "Any Gulf-Iran disputes should be settled through negotiations and dialogue," the emir was quoted as saying. And Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blasted the "incompetence" of the Saudi royal family.

Source: Thanhnien News September 13, 2016 13:07 UTC