Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani, welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Amiri Diwan in Doha, on Sept. 16, 2025. (Credit: Nathan Howard/AFP)
This past May, in a hangar on the outskirts of Doha, Donald Trump declared that he "would never hesitate to use American power, if necessary, to defend the United States or our partners. And here is one of our great partners."Four months later, Qatar suffered an Israeli strike targeting Hamas officials — after already enduring an Iranian strike in June against the region's largest U.S. military base. Trump's ambiguous reaction raises serious questions, revealing a strategic dilemma for Qatar and American complicity toward Benjamin Netanyahu.Did Trump allow the Doha attack to happen, or was he caught off guard? Conflicting versions emerged from the start. The American president supposedly learned from the Pentagon that Israel was preparing to strike Doha as it was happening and immediately directed his envoy Steve...
This past May, in a hangar on the outskirts of Doha, Donald Trump declared that he "would never hesitate to use American power, if necessary, to defend the United States or our partners. And here is one of our great partners."Four months later, Qatar suffered an Israeli strike targeting Hamas officials — after already enduring an Iranian strike in June against the region's largest U.S. military base. Trump's ambiguous reaction raises serious questions, revealing a strategic dilemma for Qatar and American complicity toward Benjamin Netanyahu.Did Trump allow the Doha attack to happen, or was he caught off guard? Conflicting versions emerged from the start. The American president supposedly learned from the Pentagon that Israel was preparing to strike Doha as it was happening and immediately directed his envoy Steve...
