Doha, April 8 -- Qatar on Tuesday warned the war in the Middle East was close to a threshold where it cannot be controlled after US President Donald Trump set a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. "We have been warning since 2023 that escalation left unchecked will get us into a situation where it cannot be controlled. We are close to the point where the situation in the region could spiral out of control," Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said. "This is why we have been urging all parties to find a resolution to find a way of ending this war before it's too late," he added. Gulf countries have faced repeated drone and missile salvos from Iran over recent weeks in response to US and Israeli strikes that began...