Seeking to score points. Take a listen to qatars Prime Minister. Translation unfortunately, i mean, we have seen that there has been an abuse of this mediation in favour of narrow political interests. This means that the state of qatar has called for a comprehensive evaluation of its role. We are now at the stage to evaluate mediation and also evaluate how the parties engage in this mediation. European Union Leaders have agreed to tighten sanctions on iranian producers of drones and missiles in the wake of tehrans unprecedented attack on israel on saturday night. The president of the European Council says its important to do everything to isolate iran. Tensions in the region remain high with israels Prime Minister insisting his country will make its own decisions about how to respond to irans drone and missile attack. Israels western allies fear striking back against iran could trigger a broader war. For more on the role of qatar, i spoke to our middle east correspondent. Spoke to our
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