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        "id": 1585874,
        "msgid": "foreign-ministry-qatar-not-at-war-with-iran-only-defending-itself-1772593567",
        "date": "2026-03-04 08:58:02",
        "title": "Foreign Ministry: Qatar not at war with Iran, only defending itself",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The Qatari Foreign Ministry stated that Qatar is not at war with Iran and is exercising its right to defend itself, after media reports suggested otherwise. The spokesman urged journalists to rely on credible Qatari sources. The statement comes amid regional tensions following US and Israeli strikes on Iran and subsequent Iranian retaliation.",
        "content": "<p>Doha\u2019s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said Qatar is not at war with Iran\nand is exercising its legitimate right to defend itself. Spokesman Majed\nAl-Ansari said Qatar was not taking part in any attacks targeting Iran.\n\u2018We are using our right to defend ourselves and to deter Iran\u2019s attacks\nagainst our country,\u2019 he posted on X. He urged media to refer to\ncredible Qatari sources when reporting on Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on the same day, several Israeli journalists cited Western\nsources claiming that Qatar had carried out strikes against Iran in the\nprevious 24 hours. On 28 February, the United States and Israel launched\na joint attack on a number of targets in Iran, including Tehran, causing\ndamage and civilian casualties. Iran then retaliated by launching a\nseries of missile strikes at Israel and at American military bases\nacross the Middle East. Source: Sputnik\/RIA Novosti<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/foreign-ministry-qatar-not-at-war-with-iran-only-defending-itself-1772593567",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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