- Title: Qatar wants to bolster security partnership with US after Iran's strikes
- Date: 10th March 2026
- Summary: DOHA, QATAR (MARCH 10, 2026) (REUTERS) QATAR'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON, MAJED AL-ANSARI, ENTERING BRIEFING ROOM AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AL-ANSARI SPEAKING DURING BRIEFING, JOURNALISTS SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (English) QATAR'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON, MAJED AL-ANSARI, SAYING: "The strategic partnership not only with the U.S. but all of our defence partner
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- Keywords: Doha Iran Israel MOFA Qatar U.S. attacks conflict interceptions spox
- Location: DOHA, QATAR
- City: DOHA, QATAR
- Country: Qatar
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
- Reuters ID: LVA001260710032026RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Qatar wants to strengthen its defence partnership with the United States in the wake of Iranian air strikes on Qatari territory, the foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday (March 10), even as it sees the existing deal as an important deterrent.
Iran launched missile and drone attacks on its oil-producing Gulf neighbours after U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed its top leaders. The conflict disrupted output in the region and sent oil prices surging.
Qatar hosts the biggest U.S. base in the Middle East, Al Udeid Air Base, which was attacked by Iran during the war that erupted on February 28.
The spokesperson, Majed Al Ansari, told a media briefing on Tuesday the security partnership with the United States was not in question, but added that its deals with the U.S. and European countries need to be strengthened.
U.S. President Donald Trump pledged in October to treat any armed attack on Qatar as a threat to the United States' own security.
Iran has vowed to retaliate against U.S. targets in the region in case of any attack.
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