Iran–Qatar relations

Iran-Qatar relations

Iran	Qatar

Iran–Qatar relations refer to the bilateral relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Qatar. Iran has an embassy in Doha while Qatar has an embassy in Tehran. Qatar and Iran have close ties but relations between the two countries were soured after Saudi Arabia severed ties with Iran following the January 2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran.

Both are members of OPEC, the Non-Aligned Movement, and the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. Unlike fellow GCC member states Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Qatar generally refrains from criticising Iran’s domestic and foreign activities. Qatar has also held several high-level meetings with Iranian officials to discuss security and economic agreements.

The two countries have a close economic relationship, particularly in the oil and gas industries. A big portion of Qatar's Oil comes from a field that is related to Iran. Iran and Qatar jointly control the world’s largest natural gas field. Their motivation is largely influenced by their economic ties with Iran. The joint ownership of the largest independent gas reservoir’s in the world. Qatar has 13% of the world’s total proven gas reserves. Qatar is producing 650 million cubic meters of gas per day from its section of the field, and Iran is producing 5750 million cubic meters of gas from the field. In addition to ties in the oil and natural gas arena, Iran and Qatar also cooperate in the shipping sector.

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