# Qatar’s PM links Gaza war, Iran tensions and Gulf bases to long-term risk for Strait of Hormuz

*Sunday, November 15, 2026 at 10:07 PM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-11-15T22:07:10.877Z (45m ago)
**Category**: geopolitics | **Region**: Middle East
**Importance**: 7/10
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**Deck**: Qatar’s prime minister criticised Israel’s actions in Gaza, defended Gulf states hosting U.S. forces, and outlined a vision of future economic ties with Iran, arguing that unresolved disputes over Palestine and Iran’s nuclear file keep the region’s main energy corridor exposed.

Qatar’s prime minister has tied together the war in Gaza, tensions over Iran and the role of foreign bases in the Gulf with a wider warning about the security of the region’s main energy routes.

Looking ahead to what the Middle East could become, he said Europe’s experience shows that states can move from conflict to deep cooperation. He argued that countries in the region around the Gulf have common interests and have not fought the kind of mass-casualty wars that ravaged Europe, which he presented as a reason they should be able to build stronger institutions.

He urged his audience to imagine Gulf countries and Iran joining together economically after resolving the nuclear issue and opening Iran’s economy, saying the potential of such an arrangement would be “unlimited” because of the region’s resources and human capital. He suggested that security arrangements in which no state saw another as a threat would be central to this vision.

On Gaza, he focused on present realities rather than long-term possibilities. He said Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been acting with impunity, accused him of ignoring an agreement, maintaining a blockade and siege, and continuing military actions that have killed more than 1,000 people since what he called a ceasefire. He warned that without addressing withdrawal, the right of people in Gaza to live normal lives, and Palestinian self-determination and statehood, the region would remain at risk of new escalations.

Turning to Iran, he described efforts to avoid what he referred to as an “Iran war”. He said that for the past couple of weeks Qatar had worked with officials in the U.S. administration who, in his view, had genuine intentions to contain the situation. He credited these efforts and what he called “wise voices” with preventing events from spinning out of control. He argued that waiting for a perfect peace deal is unrealistic and that reaching a good deal that reduces tensions is preferable. He added that while activity had slowed “right now”, Qatar’s engagement had not stopped and would not stop.

In response to a question about why some Middle Eastern states were attacked by Iran while Pakistan was not, and whether this was linked to U.S. bases, he noted that Oman had been attacked even though it does not host U.S. military bases. He said attacks on countries in the region are attacks on their sovereignty and that facilities often described as U.S. bases, such as Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, are in fact sovereign facilities of the host countries that happen to host international forces.

He also underlined how dependent his own country remains on the Strait of Hormuz. While he acknowledged that some producers, such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia, are looking for alternative export routes that bypass the Gulf, he said Qatar’s reliance on the strait remains central because of the nature of its exports: gas and liquefied natural gas. He said the strait would remain Qatar’s main lifeline. He went on to ask his audience to imagine a security arrangement with Iran that would allow the region to draw on Iran’s water resources, which he said are in short supply in the Gulf, as an example of building shared interests that make hostile acts harder to justify.

The core of his message is that without political settlements on Palestine and a framework that reduces tensions with Iran, Gulf states will continue to send energy exports through a narrow corridor that can quickly become a pressure point.

Signals to watch include whether nuclear diplomacy with Iran resumes in a more structured form, any shifts in Qatar’s role in Gaza mediation, and concrete changes at bases such as Al Udeid that might indicate new understandings about foreign forces and regional security.