On Tuesday evening, the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) began arriving in Doha to participate in an emergency Gulf meeting today to discuss Iran's bombing of the US military base in Qatar.
The Saudi Press Agency reported the arrival of Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan in Qatar to attend the 49th emergency ministerial meeting.
She noted that the meeting will discuss "the Iranian aggression against the sisterly State of Qatar, its security repercussions, and the efforts made to ensure the return of security and stability to the region."
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya, who is also the current chairman of the Gulf Ministerial Council, also traveled to the Qatari capital, according to the Kuwait News Agency.
The Gulf Cooperation Council comprises six countries: Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Sultanate of Oman, and Bahrain. It was established on May 25, 1981, and is headquartered in Riyadh.
On June 13, Israel, with US support, launched a 12-day aggression against Iran, targeting military and nuclear sites, as well as civilian facilities. The attack targeted military leaders and nuclear scientists, killing 606 people and wounding 5,332, according to the Iranian Ministry of Health.
Iran responded by targeting Israeli military and intelligence headquarters with ballistic missiles and drones, a large number of which penetrated defense systems, causing unprecedented destruction and panic, as well as 28 deaths and 3,238 injuries, according to the Ministry of Health and Hebrew media.
With Iran's resilience and Israel's losses, the United States attacked Iranian nuclear facilities, claiming the "end" of its nuclear program. Tehran then bombed the US Al Udeid military base in Qatar. Then, on June 24, Washington declared a ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Tehran.
On Tuesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, during a phone call with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, expressed his regret over the damage caused by Tehran's attack on Al Udeid Air Base.
He stressed that "Qatar and its people were not the targets of this operation," and that "Qatar will remain a neighboring, Muslim, and sisterly country," according to a statement from the Qatari Emiri Diwan.
Emir Tamim reiterated Qatar's "strong condemnation of the attack on Al Udeid Air Base by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, considering it a flagrant violation of its sovereignty and airspace, as well as of international law and the United Nations Charter."
He expressed that "this violation is completely inconsistent with the principle of good neighborliness and the close relations between the two countries, especially since Qatar has always been an advocate of dialogue with Iran and has made strenuous diplomatic efforts in this regard."
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Gulf foreign ministers arrive in Qatar to discuss Iran's bombing of Al Udeid Air Base.