10-year extension of US military presence in Qatar

According to the report of the international group of Fars news agency, the American CNN network today (Wednesday) quoted four officials of this country, about the agreement between Washington and Doha for the 10-year extension of the American military presence in the large “Al-Adeed” base. reported.

Reuters also quoted an informed source and wrote that the two countries have reached an agreement in this regard and it will be officially announced.

According to this news agency, Al-Adeed Air Base is the largest US base in West Asia and is located in the desert area southwest of Doha. The Air Force of Qatar and the United Kingdom also use this base.

This base plays a central role in American air operations in Afghanistan and West Asia and can accommodate up to 10,000 soldiers. And it is considered the “largest US military facility in the Middle East”. The Qatari government appreciated the increase in spending on this base.

Qatar is one of the main allies of the United States in the region, so that the United States is called a “non-NATO ally” that has strategic relations with its military. The country refers to Qatar.

The news of the agreement to extend the American presence in this base is published while Qatar has played an effective role as a mediator in the negotiations related to the war in Gaza. This issue has caused regular conversations between Joe Biden, the President of the United States, and Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar.

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