Qatari foreign minister criticized US sanctions on Iran and said, sanctions are not the way forward to solve a problem.

Iran PressMiddle East: Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani said, "We are not encouraging the unilateral measures against any country because sanctions are not the way forward to solve a problem."

"We encourage the US to come back to the renegotiation and have a diplomatic solution," he told CNBC in Doha on Sunday.

"Because we cannot afford another escalation in our region. You can imagine our situation in Qatar, which we are between Iran and Saudi, and both of them are rivalries," added Qatari foreign minister. And also Iran and US has a very strong relation with Qatar, it's putting us in an uncomfortable situation, he said.

Iran is part of our region, whether we like it or not, whether we agree with their policy or we disagree, the minister continued. It doesn't mean that we don't engage and we just stay away and confront each other in proxies, like Yemen, like Syria, like Iraq, like Lebanon, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani added.

If states don't engage in a regional framework that addresses the needs and concerns of each country, al Thani said, we will not reach a solution.

The administration of US President Donald Trump unleashed new round of sanctions against Iran since May, when Washington exited the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in defiance of international objections.

Donald Trump’s decision to scrap the nuclear deal was sharply criticized by other signatories of the deal, who have pledged to uphold their side of the agreement. 101/202

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