{"id":630,"date":"2026-03-22T10:08:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draftidf.co.il\/news\/?p=630"},"modified":"2026-03-22T10:08:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:08:34","slug":"qatar-seeks-iran-u-s-de-escalation-as-saudi-uae-push-washington-to-extend-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draftidf.co.il\/news\/qatar-seeks-iran-u-s-de-escalation-as-saudi-uae-push-washington-to-extend-war\/630\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar Seeks Iran-U.S. De-Escalation as Saudi, UAE Push Washington to Extend War"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Doha is reportedly seeking to prevent escalation between Iran and the United States, Israeli Channel 15 reported on March 22, 2026. The Channel said Qatar has been urging de-escalation through quiet diplomacy. By contrast, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are said to be pressing Washington to continue its military engagement in the region, according to the same report circulated by Open Source Intel on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report highlights a split among regional actors on how to respond to tensions with Iran and U.S. policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Israeli Channel 15: <br>Qatar is trying to prevent escalation between Iran and the U.S., while Saudi Arabia and the UAE are asking Washington to continue the war.<\/p>&mdash; Open Source Intel (@Osint613) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Osint613\/status\/2035694572005699631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":160,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","resize-featured-image"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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