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A senior Qatari embassy official outlined the details of the controversial Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at the Mountain Home Air Base in Idaho.
Having transformed an Israeli attack on Qatari soil into diplomatic momentum for a ceasefire in Gaza, Doha is forging ahead on other thorny conflicts.
“We express our thanks, and you have a safe Middle East right now, and you’re going to keep it that way for a very long time,” Trump adds. President Trump, with UFC playing on the TV in Air Force One’s conference room, meets with the Emir and Prime Minister of Qatar.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military is moving forward with plans to build a dedicated facility in Idaho to train pilots from Qatar, an important U.S. ally in the Middle East.
East Idaho News on MSN
Air Force documents show Qatari training facility in Mountain Home has been years in the making
Newly reviewed Air Force documents reveal the planned Qatari air force facility at Mountain Home has been in development for years before its official announcement.
In April, the Trump family company struck a deal to build a luxury golf resort in Qatar. The next month, Trump unveiled his plan to accept a luxury Boeing jet to replace Air Force One as a gift from the Qatari government, claiming on Truth Social that the “free” gift would save U.S. money and that “only a FOOL would not accept”.
Idaho Congressman Russ Fulcher addresses concerns regarding the new Qatari military partnership at Mountain Home Air Force Base, citing a lack of congressional notification. ✈️
Plans for the facility date back to 2017 when the U.S. agreed to train Qatari pilots to use new F-15 fighter jets.
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Vance blames ‘misreporting’ for uproar after Hegseth Qatari air force facility announcement
A minor MAGA Republican uproar last week over news that the U.S. would host Qatari pilots at a U.S. military base in Idaho was not caused by the Pentagon’s misleading phrasing for the facility
Following the release of his latest novel, The Carnation Seller, and his preparation to share his novel in a European cultural meeting in Brussels, researcher and
The Times of Israel on MSN
Leaders of anti-Hamas militias come out against Turkish, Qatari involvement in postwar Gaza
Leaders of militias operating in areas under Israeli control in the Gaza Strip tell Channel 12 that they oppose any involvement of Qatari or Turkish forces in post-war Gaza.