In an interview with 60 Minutes, the U.S. envoy described Washington's surprise at the Israeli strike in Qatar

The Witkoff family and Witkoff Group threatened the New York Times with a defamation lawsuit last Thursday over an article that claimed Qatar had curried favor with the family. The Witkoff family and Witkoff Group threatened the New York Times with a defamation lawsuit last Thursday over an article that claimed Qatar had curried favor with the family by investing in their projects to gain influence with US President Donald Trump.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Friday, an agreement to build a Qatari Air Force facility at a U.S. Air Force base in Idaho.