Qatar's foreign minister said on Sunday that Doha rejected the outcome of the recent Makkah talks on mounting regional tensions with Iran as it had not been properly consulted. Saudi Arabia hosted three summits in the holy city over the weekend critical of Iran after King Salman warned that "terrorist" attacks in the Gulf region could imperil global energy supplies.
"The statements of the Gulf and Arab summits were ready in advance and we were not consulted on them," Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani told the Al-Araby broadcaster. "Qatar has reservations on the Arab and Gulf summits because some of their terms are contrary to Doha's foreign policy."
Tehran has strongly denied involvement in recent attacks on oil infrastructure and regional shipping - incidents that prompted Riyadh to convene the three crisis summits. In a tweet just before the start of the summit, the king vowed to confront "aggressive threats and subversive activities".
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