Qatari support of terrorism endangering American interests

The Qatari regime is deeply steeped in the financing of terrorist groups and militias, including the Lebanese Hezbollah militia.
This is especially true after the latest strengthening of
relations between Iran and Qatar.
This came hard on the heels of rifts between Gulf states
because of Doha's interference in the affairs of these states and its
sponsorship of terrorism.
Al-Udeid Air Base
The American news channel, Fox News,
revealed recently that Qatar supplies Hezbollah with arms.
This, it said, posed dangers to
American troops at the al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, where the American Central
Command is headquartered.
Qatari arms supplies to Hezbollah,
the channel said, put about 10,000 American troops in the base in danger.
Al-Udeid is the largest American air
base in western Asia. It contains thousands of American troops and more than
100 operating fighter jets.
Apart from the American troops, the
base contains troops from the Qatari air force, and the Royal British air
force.
In July 29, the US troops in Qatar
raised their alert level to the highest. This came after Iran started naval
drills in the Arabian Gulf. During the drills, the Iranian navy trained in
attacking American aircraft carriers with ballistic missiles.
Iranian policy
Iran works to undermine regional
states, according to a study by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
The same policy aims at creating
strong militias that help Iran implement its agenda in the region, the
endowment said in the study.
On edge
Political science professor at Cairo
University Tarek Fahmi expected a series of conflicts to erupt in the region in
the coming period.
Some military facilities can be
targeted Fahmi told The Reference. American and Israeli interests in Qatar can
also be attacked, he added.
These potential attacks, Fahmi said,
would be accompanied by abnormal activities by Iran's local agents, such as
Hezbollah and the Houthi militia in Yemen.