The Qatar Weekly Update (QWU) – Part Of The Qatar Monitor Project (QMP) – No. 25, June 27, 2025
Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Aal Thani and Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, from Khamenei's website, February 19, 2025.
1. MEMRI Inquiry and Analysis No. 1852, Iran And Qatar Are Allies – And The Coordinated Bombing Of The CENTCOM Base In Qatar Proves It, June 24, 2025.
2. MEMRI Special Dispatch No. 12036, Media Figures In Qatar Condemn U.S. Attack On Iran's Nuclear Facilities, Vilify President Donald Trump: He Is A Brazen Liar Who Has Revealed His Ugly Face, June 22, 2025
3. Tucker Carlson Claims Qatar Doesn't Need U.S. Base; Carlson Also Argued Al Udeid "Exists To Protect Israel," Jewish Insider, June 23, 2025.
4. How About NOT Relying On Qatar As An Honest US-Iran Broker? New York Post, June 24, 2025.
5. Iran's Qatar "Missile Strike" Was A "Performative Attack" National Security Journal, June 23, 2025.
6. The [Al-Udeid] Base Is There For Qatar To Use As Leverage Against The U.S. While It Funds Terrorist Groups And Acts As Tehran's Bank, Michael P. Pregent on X, June 24, 2025
7. Muslim Brotherhood And Qatar Have Established Extensive Network Across Canada: Report, National Post, June 25, 2025.
* Yigal Carmon is Founder and President of MEMRI.
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