Some of you have asked me about my skepticism with Qatar’s role in the talks with Iran. Here’s my answer: - Qatar has maintained a close relationship with Iran for the past DECADE. Just this past February, Qatar rolled out the red carpet for Iran’s President. That doesn’t seem to align or support their “great ally” America. - Qatar ENDORSED the Hamas takeover of Gaza in 2007 AND funded its rule as well as hosting senior Hamas terrorist leadership since 2012. - Qatar BLAMED Israel for the Hamas terrorists attacks on October 7th when Hamas murdered 1,195 people, including 378 young people at the Nova music festival AND blamed Israel for Hamas’s massacre that included beheading babies, sexual assaults, and the kidnapping and torture of hundreds of Israelis. - Qatar’s relationship with Hamas has strengthened Hamas’s terror agenda. Qatar provided an estimated total of $1.8 BILLION towards “rebuilding Gaza”…only to be used to fund wars.
- Qatar sponsors Al Jazeera, a “media outlet” the DOJ had register as a foreign agent because they’ve called for acts of terrorism against U.S. TROOPS, served as a vehicle for Hamas information during the war in Gaza, promoted Islamism, and hosted Islamic radicals who called for the death of U.S. military personnel.
- Qatar is the single largest foreign donor to American universities to increase their influence toward Qatar and AGAINST America and our allies.
- Qatari money creates dependency so that Qatar can control research agendas and policy to promote non-democratic government and criticize Jews and Christians in the Middle East. Qatari money has also gone to secondary education institutions with little to NO transparency.
- Evidence shows that for the past TEN years Qatar has been supplying cash, rocket fuel, and other military support to IRAN — especially after President Trump took America out of the Iran Nuclear Deal.
The relationship between the United States and Israel is incredibly valuable to both partners. As CIA director, I saw firsthand how many American lives were saved thanks to Israeli intelligence. We must never forget who are friends - and our enemies - are.