US EditionTrump signs an executive order vowing to defend Qatar in the wake of Israel’s strike
Trump’s order commits the US to defend Qatar with diplomatic, economic, or military measures after an Israeli airstrike killed six, including a Qatari security officer, officials said.
- U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on October 1, 2025, granting Qatar expanded security guarantees and stating that any attack on Qatar will be a direct threat to American security.
- The executive order allows for diplomatic, economic, and military responses to defend U.S. and Qatari interests against foreign aggression.
- Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani welcomed the U.S. guarantees, stating that Qatar expects full protection for its sovereignty.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed regret over a recent air strike in Qatar that resulted in casualties, reinforcing the importance of U.S.-Qatari relations.
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US offers security guarantees to Qatar
The United States will regard "any armed attack" on Qatari territory as a threat to Washington and will provide the Gulf Arab state with security guarantees, the White House said, after an Israeli strike on the country last month. "In light of the continuing threats to the State of Qatar posed by foreign aggression, it is the policy of the United States to guarantee the security and territorial integrity of the State of Qatar against external at…
Washington.- President Donald Trump signed an executive order committing himself to using all measures, including U.S. military action, to defend Qatar, although the weight of this promise remains unclear.The text of the order, available Wednesday on the White House website but dated Monday, appears to be another Trump measure to reassure the Qataris after Israel's surprise attack on Hamas leaders while they were considering accepting a ceasefir…
Trump signs order pledging to defend Qatar against any armed attack
U.S. 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 on Wednesday that says U.S. forces could step in to defend the Middle Eastern nation.
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