Sputnik - The United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Anwar Gargash on Friday slammed Doha's decision to return its ambassador to Iran in a move to boost Qatar's ties with Tehran.




MOSCOW (Sputnik)���Qatar withdrew its Iranian ambassador after�Saudi Arabia�had severed its ties with�Iran over�failing to�protect its diplomatic missions in�Tehran and Mashhad from�attacks in�early 2016. On Thursday, Doha announced the decision to�return its ambassador, following�a telephone conversation between�the leaders of�the two countries.
"[Qatar's] sovereign decision should not be shy or confused, but�its arrogance and adolescent behavior makes it so. Its justification is not convincing," Gargash wrote on�Twitter�as�quoted by�The National news outlet.


Qatar's decision to�return its ambassador to�Iran "embarrasses Doha and reveals its political tactics," Gargash added. The foreign minister also questioned the reasoning behind�the decision to�boost ties with�Iran following�several Arab states' request to�abandon them.

Gargash also pointed out�that Iran's main interest in�the Gulf lay in�Qatar�s gas fields.

In early June, Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates announced their breaking off�of diplomatic relations with�Qatar, accusing Doha of�supporting terrorist organizations and destabilizing the situation in�the Middle East. The Qatari Foreign Ministry rejected the accusations of�Doha's interference in�other countries' domestic affairs and expressed regret over�the Saudi-led group's decision to�cut off�diplomatic ties.

On June 22, the countries blocking Qatar conveyed to�Doha via�mediators from�Kuwait a list of�13 demands to�restore relations. The list included, in�particular, the closing of�the Al Jazeera broadcasting network and the scaling down�of Qatar's ties with�Iran. Doha has rejected the demands as�an infringement on�Qatar�s sovereignty.