As a Trump carousel between Saudi Arabia and Qatar

21 September 20204 years ago babelfish

Qatar next non-NATO ally of the US, White House said two days after the signing of the Abrahamic agreements between Israel, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain

The Abrahamic agreements were a setback for Qatar, forced to swallow the great diplomatic success of the Emirates and Bahrain, cousins of the Gulf with which there is more than a hint of rust, in addition with the blessing of the president of the United States .

But mother America never disappoints her children and so, just as she was preparing golden bridges for the Emirates and Bahrain for having made peace with Israel, she took a step towards Qatar that will have been greatly appreciated there.

WE HOPE TO DESIGNATE QATAR A MAJOR UNBORN ALLY, WERE K THE WORDS OF THE VICE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE TIMOTHY LENDERKING

"We intend to move forward, we hope, in designating Qatar as a major non-NATO ally", are the words that Timothy Lenderking , Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Arab Gulf Affairs, spoke in a conference call two days after the signing of the agreements of Abraham.

QATAR WOULD BECOME THE 18th MEMBER OF THIS CLUB

Qatar could therefore soon join the exclusive club, which currently has 17 members, of close partners of America with the related political and military benefits.

His candidacy was naturally in things, considering Qatar is home to the largest US military base in the Middle East. But given the bitter divisions existing between the Emirati-Saudi and the Turkish-Qatar camps, and the attempt by both of them to pull their friend Donald Trump by the jacket, it certainly could not be taken for granted.

In any case, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, who visited Washington earlier this week, will have thought about ironing out all the differences before Qatar can make the big step into the exclusive club of close partners of the USA.

There are currently two countries in the Persian Gulf region that can boast such a state: Bahrain and Kuwait.

IN THE PERSIAN GULF THERE ARE ALREADY TWO UNBORN MAJOR ALLY: BAHREIN AND KUWAIT

Joining this tour is very attractive because it implies obtaining privileged access to US military equipment and technologies and opening up a certain degree of cooperation between the respective armed forces.

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/trump-fra-arabia-saudita-e-qatar/ on Mon, 21 Sep 2020 07:46:51 +0000.