'Biggest I-Told-You-So In History': Qatar Says Ignored Warnings Led To Regional War

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Qatar has been a third-party mediator in various conflicts in the past few decades, negotiating between nations and brokering peace deals. The regional war that has now completed two weeks, was also something they had warned of, Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari, spokesperson of Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has said.

In a media briefing earlier this week, Ansari, who also acts as the advisor to Qatar's Prime Minister, said that since 2023 they have been warning the world about the regional crisis and its global repercussions.

"We have warned for many years, that escalation left unchecked will lead to catastrophic results. We're at that moment where we are seeing those catastrophic results across the region. You can put a map of the region in front of you and you'll not be able to find a single point and space where escalation is not happening.

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"This is exactly what we have been saying from Day 1. This is the biggest 'I told you so' in the history of I told you so's in the world. We have said from Day 1, left unchecked, the escalation that started in 2023, would lead to a regional war.

"What we are seeing right now is a regional war, that can still be contained. But the trajectory we are going through right now is a very dangerous trajectory for the region and we keep warning that again, this left unchecked and conflict moved from negotiations rooms to battlefields will lead to even more catastrophic results for the people in the region."

Al Ansari said that getting to the negotiating table quickly and stopping attacks would benefit the peoples of the region and international peace and security, and would enhance global economic stability.

He indicated that Qatar continues its joint diplomatic efforts with the GCC countries through continuous meetings and communications to ensure full coordination at the defence and political levels.

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