The Atlantic: “The Qataris play each aspect, and plenty of of their companions resent them for it. Nonetheless, for many years their expertise appeared to point out that they actually might simply purchase their nationwide safety, together with international affect and even a cosmopolitan tradition. Trump should initially have appeared to them to be a really perfect companion. And certainly, simply 4 months after the supply of his airplane, in September 2025, the president signed an govt order that ostensibly assured American safety.”
“However not too long ago, Qatar’s leaders haven’t gotten what they paid for. In February, the USA attacked Iran with virtually no warning to the Qataris, even supposing they host a significant U.S. navy base. Then Iran attacked Qatar, badly damaging the nation’s natural-gas services, the principle supply of its wealth. Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, the one route accessible to Qatar to export its pure fuel, which should be liquefied for transport and is complicated to ship.”
“The nation’s neighbors can transfer oil over land and are planning to construct new pipelines now that Iran controls the waterway. However Qatar is caught, uniquely stricken by the misadventures of the man who took their airplane.”
