Mardo Soghom

2 weeks ago | meforum.org | Dalga Khatinoglu |Mardo Soghom

During his Middle East tour, President Donald Trump remarked that Tehran should “say a big thank you” to Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who personally urged Trump not to attack Iran. Why is Qatar so supportive of the Islamic Republic, while most of its Arab neighbors are wary of, if not outright hostile toward, Tehran—especially given Iran’s continued meddling across the Arab world?