The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Massoud Al-Badisian, met with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Hamad bin Al-Thani, on Tuesday, November 5, in Moscow, on the sidelines of the summit of gas exporting countries. According to the Sedavasima news agency, in this meeting, Pazkhian and the Emir of Qatar "emphasized the importance of expanding political and economic relations and utilizing existing capabilities to improve the level of bilateral cooperation." Qatar was one of the main targets of "retaliatory" attacks by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic during the first wave of the recent US-Israeli war with Iran. At the end of March, after Israel shelled South Fars, the Revolutionary Guards hit two gas production complexes in Qatar with a missile attack.