Tehran, Iran, June 14
By Mehdi Sepahvand – Trend:
Iran has started to export vegetables to Qatar after the Arab country was put under embargos by Saudi Arabia and a number of following states.
Iran started the export with 200 tons of vegetables including cabbage, pumpkin, carrot, turnip, and beet, Mehr news agency reported June 14.
Iran increased its export to Qatar in recent days after a political rift between Doha and some Arab states, which resulted in them sanctioning Qatar.
Iran sent the first food cargo to Qatar on June 8. Iranian Homa Airlines’ Boeing 747 plane delivered the cargo.
Earlier, Arab media outlets reported that the foodstuff available in Qatar will suffice for four weeks.
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE announced about breaking their diplomatic relations with Qatar June 5, accusing Doha of supporting terrorist organizations and destabilizing the situation in the Middle East.
Later, the authorities of Libya, Yemen as well as the Maldives and Mauritius also announced about severing diplomatic relations with Qatar.