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Trump Signs Executive Order Pledging US Defense of Qatar After Israeli Strike

President Donald Trump signed an executive order pledging to defend Qatar “against external attacks,” including with US military action if necessary.

The order, reportedly dated Monday (September 29) and published Wednesday (October 1), followed Israel’s strike on Qatar that killed six people, including a Qatari security officer, as Hamas leaders weighed a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict.

The order cites US-Qatar “close cooperation” and states any attack on Qatari territory, sovereignty, or infrastructure will be treated as a threat to US peace and security. It pledges diplomatic, economic, and potentially military responses.

On Monday, following his

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