Qatar is looking to strengthen its security partnership with the US following Iran's attacks

Qatar wants to strengthen its defense partnership with the United States after Iranian air strikes on Qatari territory, said the spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday. Qatar also sees the current deal as a deterrent. Iran launched drone and missile attacks on its oil producing Gulf neighbours following U.S./Israeli strikes which killed the top leaders of Iran. The conflict disrupted oil production in the region, sending oil prices soaring.

Qatar is home to 'the largest U.S. military base in the Middle East. Al Udeid Air Base. 'This base was attacked by Iran on the day of the outbreak of the war. The spokesperson for Qatar, Majed Al Ansari said at a press briefing held on Tuesday that the security partnership between Qatar and the United States is not in doubt, but also added that it was important to strengthen its deals with European and U.S. countries.

He added that "the partnerships are the primary stopgap against any attacks on our country."

When?things spiral out of control, deterrents don't work. This doesn't mean that you shouldn't use deterrents. Al Ansari stated that you should strengthen your 'deterrents'.

In October, U.S. president Donald Trump promised to treat "any armed attack against Qatar" as a threat on the United States.

Iran has vowed retaliation against the United States. In the event of an attack, targets in the area would be targeted.

(source: Reuters)