Qatar’s prime minister will meet prime US officers on Friday and is predicted to debate Gaza ceasefire-hostage talks, the Israeli assault on Hamas’s prime brass in Doha on Tuesday and a potential new protection take care of Washington, in a sign that the US seeks to sign a lift in its ties with Qatar following the assault.
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, a key mediator within the ceasefire talks, will meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the White Home in Washington, the US State Division stated late on Thursday.
Al-Thani was additionally anticipated to fulfill US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and White Home particular envoy Steve Witkoff, who has been overseeing the Gaza talks for Washington, Politico and Axios reported.
An unnamed supply “near the president’s nationwide safety workforce,” advised Politico that the Tuesday bombing in Doha could have been an intentional transfer to hinder the talks.
“Each time they’re making progress, it looks like he bombs somebody,” the supply was quoted as saying. “That’s why the president and his aides are so pissed off with [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu.”
Trump voiced rare criticism of Israel over the strike, saying he was “not completely happy” with it and that it served neither US nor Israeli pursuits, although he added that eliminating Hamas was a “worthy objective.” Israel’s safety institution is more and more satisfied the strike failed to kill its targets, in keeping with Hebrew media.
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, left, welcomes US President Donald Trump throughout an official welcoming ceremony on the Amiri Diwan in Doha, Qatar, Could 14, 2025. (AP Photograph/Alex Brandon)
Earlier this week, Trump stated he had instructed his aides to advance a brand new safety settlement with Qatar, although the nation already has the standing of Main Non-NATO Ally. A brand new deal might maybe see the sale of extra weapons or the dispatch of extra US troops to Qatar, Channel 12 reported.
Qatar has lengthy harbored Hamas’s prime leaders, and for years despatched tens of millions of {dollars} month-to-month to the phobia group in Gaza, with Netanyahu’s consent, till the Hamas onslaught of October 7, 2023, which sparked the Gaza battle.
Present and former prime aides to Netanyahu are under investigation for alleged legal ties to the Gulf nation.
