Zarif welcomes a proposal by his Qatari counterpart for dialogue between the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf region and Iran to patch up their differences.

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani urges the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states to engage in talks with Iran.

The European Union and the OIC, along with other countries, condemn Israel’s plan to construct 800 more settler units in the occupied West Bank.

Former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani calls on Iran and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states to engage in talks amid the resolution of the Qatar crisis and the upcoming inauguration of a new US administration.

Saudi Arabia and Qatar have signed an agreement in an effort to bring three years of hostilities to an end. The Saudi-initiated move is seen by many as an attempt to establish an anti-Iran bloc to stand against Iran's influence in the West Asia region.

Tehran says will brook no meddling in its affairs, including in defense policies. 

Saudi Arabia tries to demonize Iran again as it enters a détente with Qatar, more than years after the kingdom and its allies broke off their ties with Doha.

The foreign ministers of Persian Gulf Arab countries have held an online meeting ahead of a summit of [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to discuss settlement of the diplomatic row with Doha.

The IMF says lower oil prices amid the coronavirus pandemic will cause the sharpest economic contractions this year among the major oil producers in the Middle East and Central Asia.

Palestinians criticize the GCC over demanding an apology from Palestinian leaders after they rebuked the UAE-Israel normalization deal.