Qatar: Crisis, what crisis? US fighter jet deal finalised


Issue 1039 - 23 Jun 2017 | 1 minute read

Qatar finalised a previously agreed deal worth $12bn to buy F-15QA fighter jets from the United States on 14 June, on the same day that two US warships called into Hamad port as part of a planned joint military exercise.The events highlight the mixed messages emanating from Washington about the Gulf diplomatic crisis, following comments five days earlier by US President Donald Trump that Doha had been supporting terrorism “at a very high level”.

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