# Qatar emir urges diplomacy as Gulf enters ‘one of its most dangerous phases’

https://mins.news/en/item/69506

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-22 18:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/22/qatars-emir-urges-diplomacy-as-gulf-at-one-of-the-most-dangerous?traffic_source=rss

> Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani told the UN General Assembly that the US-Israel war on Iran has pushed the Gulf into “one of the most dangerous phases”. He said the crisis could be resolved diplomatically, including by reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and blamed years of delayed diplomacy for the conflict.

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