Trump Issues Executive Order Affirming Security Support for Qatar

Future attacks on the Middle East monarchy of Qatar will be treated as a threat to the peace and security of the United States, President Donald Trump affirmed in an executive order issued on Sept. 29. Trump’s Monday executive order notes Qatar’s role as a key U.S. strategic partner in the Middle East, including its hosting of U.S. forces, supporting regional security efforts, and acting as a key diplomatic intermediary. The executive order was signed one day after the Qatari government facilitated the release of a U.S. citizen from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. “In recognition of this history, and in light of the continuing threats to the State of Qatar posed by foreign aggression, it is the policy of the United States to guarantee the security and territorial integrity of the State of Qatar against external attack,” Trump’s executive order reads....