Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that intervention of some extra-regional countries in the Gulf region only makes the problems more complicated. 

Some extra-regional countries, including the United States, seek to make the world believe that the Gulf region is insecure, Rouhani said in a telephone conversation with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Sunday. 

"Such measures only render the region's problems more complicated and dangerous," he was quoted as saying by Press TV. 

"Tehran believes that the ease of regional tensions is beneficial for everyone and we hope that the Americans realize that the path they have chosen is incorrect, which will not have any winner. They have to change their behavior," said Rouhani. 

"Iran attaches high importance to maintaining and consolidating security in the Gulf region, the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman, and spares no effort in this regard, because Iran believes that maintaining this security will ensure development and interests of regional people," he added. 

In the meantime, Rouhani stressed that stability and security in the Gulf can be realized through cooperation of all littoral states. 

The Qatari Emir, for his part, congratulated Rouhani on Eid al-Adha and said alleviating the tensions is influential to the region as well as the world, pointing to Iran's significant role in the region. 

He said the security of the Persian Gulf should be ensured by regional countries. 

He also stressed that Doha welcomes the expansion of relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran in all fields. 

(With input from Xinhua)