"We will not be used as political punching bags in this war" and will not tolerate attacks on its sovereignty, Qatar warned Iran on Tuesday, as Tehran continued to block the Strait of Hormuz.
“Any attack on our sovereignty cannot be justified by any means, and we have taken all the necessary precautions to make sure that we are safe from this aggression,” Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Dr Majed Al-Ansari said in Doha.