Middle East “Engulfed in Regional War,” Qatari Official Warns
Doha, Qatar – A senior Qatari diplomat has stated that the Middle East is now, “for all intents and purposes,” embroiled in a regional war, a scenario Gulf states have cautioned against for years. Dr. Majed Al-Ansari, advisor to the Qatari prime minister and official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, detailed the escalating tensions in an interview with CBS News on Wednesday.
Al-Ansari explained that unchecked escalations initially impacting Syria, then Gaza and Lebanon, were predicted to spiral into a wider conflict. He affirmed that this prediction has now materialized. “We said very clearly that escalation left unchecked will result in a regional war,” he stated. “What we have right now is, for all intents and purposes, a regional war.”
The official cited Iran as having targeted seven Gulf countries since the February 28th assault initiated by the U.S. and Israel, drawing nations into a conflict they did not seek.
The situation has dramatically altered daily life in Qatar, with missile alerts becoming commonplace. Al-Ansari described being awakened by alerts on his phone as early as 4 a.m., and witnessing interceptors in the skies overhead. He expressed personal concern, stating, “I would have never expected for my daughters to live in a situation where missiles would be overhead almost constantly throughout the day.”
This assessment echoes a warning issued earlier by Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as highlighted in a recent CBS News report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr72E3WnDK0, where a spokesman cautioned the region was “driving off a cliff.” A recent Facebook post from CBS News also features Dr. Al-Ansari’s comments https://www.facebook.com/CBSNews/videos/dr-majed-al-ansari-qatars-advisor-to-the-prime-minister-and-official-spokesperso/1418361699457885/.
News outlets, including WDEF [https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivwFBVV95cUxQaUY3TjA3czBkMWZjQ3k2clFSS0xCSFpPNGd4eXNpQ1lyVmhhR3VJWFhjMk11dm5PZUp1cTNPZWo5VXdmM1d5eU1Db0NKY1F1c0w2NGt5ZFlHZzd1UC1rU3RIWGQ3bEZqOGJ0Q05wa09nZlNXNF9XNlVGNjFDZnVnaDNGNGVucU9LTGFCdHlmQUVBb2xLSkdJOTFoUTAtY0J6RHliOUMzSWJrUVhfMGxVNWxJX2d1b0NCYWlmbDVhbw?oc=5], have reported on the Qatari diplomat’s assessment that a regional war has begun.
