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Senators say defense guarantees to Qatar deserve scrutiny
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Senators say defense guarantees to Qatar deserve scrutiny
Several senators said on Friday that the administration’s unilateral offer of defense guarantees to Qatar — similar to those the U.S. has made to protect its NATO allies —deserves scrutiny from Congress. The administration on Monday quietly issued an executive order stating that the U.S. would offer defensive guarantees to Qatar, “shall regard any armed attack on the territory, sovereignty, or critical infrastructure of the State of Qatar as a t…
US President Donald Trump has bypassed Congress by granting security guarantees to Qatar, which has sheltered Hamas leaders and is suspected of funding terrorism. While previous US administrations have considered Qatar an important ally for geopolitical reasons, it is not the type of country that is typically granted security guarantees.
On September 29, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order extending security guarantees to Qatar at a level reminiscent of NATO Article 5, a collective defense commitment where an attack on one ally is considered an attack on all. In his first term, Trump imposed a travel ban on Muslim countries and criticized Qatar for supporting terrorism, and in his second term, he became the first sitting president to visit Doha. This is much more…
In response to deadly Israeli attacks, Donald Trump has provided Qatar with security guarantees, the White House announced. The decision is intended to strengthen the United States' commitments to its partners in the Middle East.
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