Qatar responds to Iran and confirms the documentation of missile attacks at the United Nations

The spokesman for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Majid Al-Ansari, responded on Friday to what he described as “selective quoting” by the Iranian side of documents related to the attacks that targeted the State of Qatar, stressing that the official record that Doha submitted to the United Nations documents the launching of Iranian missiles at civilian, commercial and residential areas, and the resulting damage and injuries.

Al-Ansari said, in a blog post on his account on the “X” platform, Twitter previously: “If the Iranian side wants to rely on official documents, we call on it to return to the record that the State of Qatar officially submitted to the United Nations, instead of selectively quoting from a security risk assessment prepared for operational purposes.”

He explained that two identical letters submitted by the State of Qatar to the United Nations on March 1, 2026, bearing the number (S/2026/110), documented the launching of Iranian missiles at civilian, commercial and residential areas, and the resulting damage and injury of 16 people.

He added that Qatar's letter dated July 20 also documented additional attacks that resulted in the injury of three people, including a child.

Al-Ansari pointed out that the document cited by the Iranian side is “an assessment of safety and security risks prepared for the purposes of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, and not a comprehensive record of the facts or a legal assessment of them.”

He pointed out that the document itself acknowledges the occurrence of direct attacks inside the State of Qatar, including the attack that occurred on March 18 and targeted gas facilities in Ras Laffan, and also refers to the temporary closure of airspace and the impact on civilian life.

Al-Ansari said, "Extracting a number of them out of context is misleading," stressing that "the success of the Qatari armed forces in intercepting Iranian missiles and drones does not detract from the seriousness of these attacks or absolve those who carried them out from responsibility."

The Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman criticized the description of the attack on Ras Laffan facilities as “alleged,” noting that it was officially documented in Qatar’s letter to the United Nations No. (S/2026/207).

He stressed that the Ras Laffan facilities represent “the capabilities of the Qatari people” and constitute an essential part of the global energy security system.

Al-Ansari stressed that Qatar "is not a party to this conflict, and attacks on its lands and civilian infrastructure, exposing its population to danger, or destabilizing actions in the Strait of Hormuz cannot be justified as legitimate responses."

He said that these actions represent “a clear violation of international law, and no selective quotation or interpretation will change their reality.”