"For Gulf states exposed to the costs of war, diplomacy is not idealism but strategic risk management. The confrontation between the United States and Iran has entered a more volatile phase, marked by direct military strikes, heightened rhetoric and the steady erosion of long-standing restraints. From attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities to Tehran's calibrated retaliation across the region, the risk of escalation has become tangible rather than theoretical."
"It is within this environment that Qatar's diplomacy between Washington and Tehran should be understood: not as neutrality for its own sake, but as a calculated effort to contain risks that escalation would only magnify. Periods of heightened tension between the United States and Iran have long carried consequences well beyond Washington and Tehran. Following a wave of protests inside Iran that, according to varying estimates, resulted in the deaths of several thousand people,"
The confrontation between the United States and Iran has grown more volatile, featuring direct military strikes, heightened rhetoric and the erosion of long-standing restraints. Attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities and Tehran's calibrated regional retaliation have made the risk of escalation tangible. Gulf states face immediate security and economic exposure because of concentrated energy infrastructure, strategic geography and interlinked security arrangements. Qatar pursues diplomacy between Washington and Tehran as strategic risk management rather than neutrality, prioritizing de-escalation, mediation and the preservation of political channels. Qatar leverages sustained ties with Tehran and a strategic partnership with Washington to prevent regional spillovers and contain crises.
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