Qatar refuses to bow to US pressure to withhold $6bn of frozen Iranian oil funds. Qatars PM and FM Mohammed bin Abdulrahman

Qatar 🇶🇦 refuses to bow to US pressure to withhold $6bn of frozen Iranian oil funds. Qatar’s PM and FM Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said “Qatar is always committed to any agreement, and every step must be done through consultations with other partners that fund“. He said Qatar will focus on the priorities of their brothers in Gaza and reduce tensions in the region. The Governor of Qatar’s Central Bank, Sheikh B. M. Saoud Al Thani, asserted that his country is fully committed to all its obligations with Iran, and there is no obstacle to bolstering banking relations between the two countries. The funds would be provided to Iran through SWIFT and Letters of Credit. Iran’s 🇮🇷 FM Hossein Amirabdollahian arrived in Qatar’s capital Doha today (Oct. 14) for talks focusing on the Gaza war. This week US media reported that the Biden admin were reneging their agreement with Iran where $6bn of Iranian oil funds previously held in South Korea 🇰🇷 were unfrozen in September as part of a deal that saw five US-Iranian citizens freed from captivity. Washington is backpedaling its promise by using a “quiet understanding“ with go-between Qatar 🇶🇦 not to free up any of the funds for Iran. Qatar, which has already mediated between the belligerents several times in the past — such as during the 2014 Israel 🇮🇱-Gaza 🇵🇸 War — is back at the negotiating table. But Qatar froze relations with Israel in 2009 and is widely known as a major financier of Hamas. Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh has resided mostly in Doha since 2012, and the political bureau of Hamas is located in the Qatari capital. Mark Wallace, a former US rep. at the UN 🇺🇳 says those responsible for the attacks on Israel have been operating with the help a “purported” American ally (Qatar). “We should not hesitate to act militarily on Qatari soil to bring to justice Ismail Haniyeh and Hamas leadership“. Note: The Al Udeid Air Base in Doha houses the US 🇺🇸 Air Force and is host to a forward HQ of US Central Command. Video source: Al Jazeera Источник: The Paradigm Shift Channel ⏳