Qatar has declared the security and military attache in Iran's embassy as "persona non grata,” asking them to leave the country within a period of maximum 24 hours, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
Doha attributed the decision to Iran's repeated attacks on the country, the latest of which targeted Qatar's Rass Laffan industrial city.
The decision was announced during a meeting between the ministry’s Director of Protocol, Ibrahim Yousif Fakhro, and Iran’s Ambassador Ali Salehabadi.
The ministry warned that “the continuation of this hostile approach by the Iranian side will be met with additional measures” by Qatar.
It reaffirmed that Doha “reserves the right to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty and security, in accordance with the provisions of international law.”
