...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates...
should "get over their differences" and boost relations to ensure regional stability, Qatar's emir has told Iran's president as the Moslem fasting month of Ramadan gets underway.
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and President Hassan Rouhani also called in a telephone conversation Thursday night for an end to violence in the region during the holy month, Iran's ISNA news agency reported Friday.
Iran is the main regional ally of Syrian
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Horror of Homs...
and of sock puppets of the Medes and the Persians in Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic...
known as Houthis.
In contrast, Qatar supports rebels fighting to overthrow Assad and is part of a Saudi-led coalition that has been bombing Houthis in Yemen for more than two months.
"There might be differences over some issues, but the two countries, as friends, brothers and neighbours, should get over these obstacles," Sheikh Tamim said, calling relations with Iran "historical and robust."
Rouhani said there was "good potential for economic and political" relations between the two countries.