Republican Sen. Rick Scott (Fla.) on Sunday reiterated his unease with the Qatari government’s role in negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.

“They’re not our friend,” Scott told host Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday,” referring to Qatar.

The Florida Republican went on to criticize the Qatari government for its relationship with Iran. The two countries have close ties financially, but the Iranian military has fired missiles at multiple Qatari sites since the U.S. and Israel launched the war with Iran in February.

Earlier this month, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani was among a host of regional leaders in attendance for peace talks between the U.S. and Iran in Bürgenstock, Switzerland.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has mediated discussions between the two governments for months, said Wednesday he spoke to his Qatari counterpart and “thanked” him for his “steadfast support” of peace efforts.

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