The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. (Credit: AFP file photo)
The war between the United States and Iran continues to spread and intensify across the region. Following an Iranian missile attack on a U.S. base in Jordan, Washington launched a new wave of strikes against the Islamic Republic on Thursday, July 30. The previous day, Egypt, one of the mediators in the conflict, was itself drawn into the confrontation after an unclaimed drone strike hit a vessel in the Mediterranean port of Damietta. That same day, Saudi Arabia, for the first time since the war began, carried out a joint operation with U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) targeting Iranian-backed Iraqi militias, a move that places the kingdom more firmly on one side of the conflict. Against this backdrop, Qatar's longstanding role as a mediator capable of engaging with rival actors may become increasingly difficult to maintain.On...
The war between the United States and Iran continues to spread and intensify across the region. Following an Iranian missile attack on a U.S. base in Jordan, Washington launched a new wave of strikes against the Islamic Republic on Thursday, July 30. The previous day, Egypt, one of the mediators in the conflict, was itself drawn into the confrontation after an unclaimed drone strike hit a vessel in the Mediterranean port of Damietta. That same day, Saudi Arabia, for the first time since the war began, carried out a joint operation with U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) targeting Iranian-backed Iraqi militias, a move that places the kingdom more firmly on one side of the conflict. Against this backdrop, Qatar's longstanding role as a mediator capable of engaging with rival actors may become increasingly difficult to maintain.On...
