UAE President Sheikh Mohamed met with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, in Doha to discuss the strong relations between the two countries and ways to further strengthen them for the benefit of both nations and their peoples.

In public, Qatar was insisting on the right to defend itself after Iran attacked a U.S. military site in the emirate. Behind the scenes, it was already mediating a truce between Israel and Iran.

Qatar brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Iran after a U.S. base was hit, but the truce is already under strain amid mutual accusations of violations. A tentative ceasefire