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DUBAI-Dialogue between Gulf Arabs and Iran over its nuclear ambitions is the best way to avoid another crisis in the oil-exporting region, Qatar's prime minister said."It is very important that we have clear relations, frank relations, with Iran," Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani(picture left) said in remarks aired on Monday. Discussion was important and "each side must respect the other's thinking and its understanding of security", he said at a conference in Doha.The United States accuses Iran of seeking nuclear weapons and has pressed its Gulf Arab allies, including Qatar, to cut trade and other ties with Tehran.Iran insists its nuclear program is peaceful and has mounted its own diplomatic offensive to boost ties with Gulf Arabs-Sunni-ruled countries that have been traditionally suspicious of mainly Shi'ite Iran's ambitions in the region.The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency has been seeking to clarify whether Iran has worked towards developing nuclear weapons and Sheikh Hamad noted differences between the positions of the U.N. agency and Tehran."The IAEA is not 100 percent agreed with Iran but what we hear differs to what we hear from other parties, so it is important that no one shoves the region toward a new adventure and that as neighbors with Iran we have an understanding about this issue," he said.Washington has imposed sanctions on major Iranian state banks, saying they finance terrorism or support nuclear plans.Sheikh Hamad said Gulf Arabs should be careful to prevent misunderstandings or international machinations from pushing the region into another war.To read more go to:
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