America refuses to respond to Qatar’s request to buy armed drones
The US administration, led by Joe Biden, has refused to respond to Qatar’s request to buy drones, causing frustration in Doha, as the Wall Street Journal revealed last Sunday.
It refuses to arm Qatar
According to the newspaper, more than a year ago, the Government of Qatar made a formal request to the United States of America for the purchase of four MQ-9B Predator armed drones. The State Department has not yet responded to the Qatari request for an agreement, and officials have refused to give a reason for it, meaning that the request has been rejected.
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The Wall Street newspaper reported that Qatari officials had said that they would use drones sold to them by the United States to monitor the vast natural gas facilities to prevent terrorist activities and in other areas to monitor the threats posed by terrorists in the region and to monitor the World Cup.
A Pact that Threatens American Security
Officials in Qatar and the United States have revealed that, with a value of nearly $600 million, combat drones will equip Qataris with enhanced defense capability in the region, though it is a deal that threatens US security because of Qatar’s alliance with Iran, America’s arch-enemy in the region.
Qatar also sought to purchase US F-35 stealth fighters, which it submitted in a separate application.
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The newspaper noted that Qatar’s frustration was due to the approval of similar agreements with other countries in the region, which compounded the frustration of Qataris, Iran’s main allies in the region, noting that Doha was trying to negotiate the arms deal with America because of its role in evacuations from Afghanistan, as one country official had suggested.
According to the newspaper, a government official said: « We are frustrated that there is no clear indication as to why we have been slow to request [foreign military sales] », referring to recent evacuations in Afghanistan and the issue of American security and stability.
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The Wall Street newspaper reported that during his visit to the White House next month, the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, would try to put the issue on his agenda.
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The newspaper reported that the State Department was responsible for managing military sales abroad. A State Department spokesman referred to a long-standing policy of not commenting publicly on proposed defense sales or transfers until Congress is formally notified.
Financing the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas
American officials have long worried about Qatar’s relations with the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, and Turkish anti-Western President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Earlier, Washington accused Qatar of pursuing a lax policy on financing terrorist groups.
The Qatari System and Iran
In addition to Qatar’s suspicious ties to radical Islamist groups, Qatar is clearly connected to the Iranian regime, as the conflict between the US and Iran intensifies, particularly with a stalled nuclear deal and Tehran’s insistence on internal repression and funding of terrorist militias in Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq causing regional chaos.
