Qatar had developed a friendly partnership and alliance with Iran which was the object of sabotage in early 2022 by the Biden administration.
This alliance was based on the joint production of the North and South Pars Fields in the Persian Gulf.Under this partnership,Qatar and Iran shared the largest maritime natural gas base in the world.
President Joe Biden informed the media prior to his White House meeting withSheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar, that Qatar had accepted to become:
The MNNA appointment is granted to “close allies” which are not members of NATO but which have “a strategic working relationship” with the U.S. Military.
According to the US State Departmentthe “Major Non-NATO Ally” (MNNA) designation:
“is a powerful symbol of the close relationship the United Statesshares with those countries and demonstrates our deep respect for the friendship for the countries to which it is extended.” (emphasis added)
The“Major Non-NATO Ally of the US label, was largely intended to weaken Qatar’s longstanding partnership with Iran which consists inthe joint Iran-Qatar ownership of the World’s largest maritime gas reserves
“President Biden said on [January 31, 2022] that he would nameQatar as a “major non-NATO ally”of the United States, a designation that will clear the way for greater security cooperation and investment in the Gulf nation at a time whenMr. Biden is seeking help boosting natural gas supplies in Europe.
I am notifying Congress that I will designate Qatar as a major non-NATO ally to reflect the importance of our relationship,” Mr. Biden said.” (NYT, emphasis added)
There is something “fishy” regarding the appointment of Qatar (a small country with about 300,000 citizens) to the status of a“major non-NATO ally”(MNNA).
Source: Global Research
