Qatar’s emir, UK prime minister discuss events in region: state news agency

CAIRO – (Reuters) – Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani phoned British Prime minister Boris Johnson on Thursday to discuss ways to ensure security and stability in the region, the state news agency said, amid increasing U.S.-Iranian tensions.

Iran earlier on Thursday the U.S. president’s call for a new nuclear pact and its commanders threatened more attacks, after both sides backed off from intensified conflict following the U.S. killing of an Iranian general and Tehran’s retaliatory missile strikes.

(Reporting by Alaa Swilam; Editing by Mark Heinrich)

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