US President Donald Trump has pledged to treat any armed attack on Qatar as a threat to the United States’ own security, according to a document published yesterday that says US forces could step in to defend the Middle Eastern nation.
The executive order – which appears to significantly deepen the US commitment to its Middle East ally – comes after Israel last month attempted to kill leaders of Hamas with an air strike on Doha.
That strike, launched with little advance notice to the Trump administration, caused consternation in Washington given the close US relationship with Qatar, which hosts the largest US military base in the region.
Qatar’s Amir Shaikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday discussed with Trump his plan to end the war in Gaza in a phone call, the Emiri Diwan said in a statement.
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