# Qatar says it backs all diplomatic efforts to restore free passage through Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/video/107709

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-20 10:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUDFy0VUN9c

> Qatar says mediation between the US and Iran is continuing “on all levels”. Foreign Ministry Media and Communications Director Ibrahim bin Sultan Ibrahim Al Hashmi said at the ministry’s weekly briefing that the conflict has no military solution.

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