Overview

• The executive order says the United States will treat any armed attack on Qatar as a threat to U.S. peace and security and respond with diplomatic, economic, or, if necessary, military measures.
• Qatar’s Foreign Ministry publicly welcomed the guarantees, calling them a significant advance in bilateral defense cooperation.
• The move follows an Israeli airstrike in Doha that killed six people, including a Qatari security officer; Israel said it targeted Hamas leaders, while Hamas said delegates were discussing a U.S.-mediated cease-fire.
• During Benjamin Netanyahu’s Washington visit, Trump arranged a call in which the Israeli leader expressed “deep regret” for the strike, and the White House said Trump later spoke with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
• Qatar hosts the U.S. military’s largest Middle East installation at Al Udeid Air Base, underscoring its strategic value to Washington.