Qatar says Iranian attacks target civilian areas

Qatar criticized some of the statements used by Iran in its security risk assessment regarding the attacks in the country and stated that the retaliatory attacks targeted not only US bases and assets but also civilian settlements.

Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Majid al-Ansari shared a post on his social media account.

Ansari stated that if Iran wants to refer to official documents regarding the attacks, it should refer to the official records submitted by Qatar to the United Nations, instead of statements selected from the security risk assessment prepared for operational purposes.

Qatari Spokesperson used the following statements in his post:

"In its letter dated March 1, 2026, Qatar recorded that Iranian missiles were launched over civilian, commercial and residential areas, and that 16 people were injured and damaged in the attacks.

In the letter dated July 20, it was stated that 3 people, including a child, were injured in the ongoing attacks."

Stating that the document Iran is referring to is a safety and security risk assessment prepared for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference, Ansari emphasized that this is not a comprehensive record or legal evaluation of the events.

Ansari stated that the documents presented clearly acknowledge Iran's direct attacks on Qatari territory, and noted that in addition to the attack on the gas facilities in Ras Laffan on March 18, the temporary closure of Qatari airspace and its effects on civilian life are also included.

Spokesperson Ensari stated that selecting a single sentence from the document and ignoring the broader context was misleading.

"QATAR IS NOT A PARTY TO THE CONFLICT"

Ansari reacted to the description of the attack on Ras Laffan as "alleged", stating that the Qatar Armed Forces' blocking of Iranian missiles and UAVs did not reduce the seriousness of the attacks and that those responsible should be held accountable.

Reminding that the attack was officially documented in the letter submitted by Qatar to the United Nations, Ansari emphasized that the facilities in Ras Laffan are both national assets belonging to the Qatari people and infrastructures of critical importance for global energy security.

Emphasizing that Qatar is not a party to the conflict, Ansari stated that targeting the country's territory and civilian infrastructure, endangering the public and destabilizing actions in the Strait of Hormuz cannot be justified as a "legitimate response".

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ismail Bekayi had argued that US bases and assets in Qatar were targeted in their retaliatory attacks against the US, but civilians were not targeted.

Bekayi claimed that this situation was also accepted in the reports submitted by Qatar to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) affiliated with the United Nations.