The message matters waaaaay less than the messenger.

Qatar used to be pro-Iran until Iran started striking them 2 weeks ago.

Back when the entire Gulf blockaded Qatar from 2017-21, Qatar depended on Iran [0] for food. Qatar and Iran also had a gentleman's agreement to collaborate with each other to export LNG [1]. Both Qatar and Iran also collaborated with each other to support Hamas [2] and the Houthis [3].

The fact that a Qatari national employed by a think tank that is patronized by the Qatari royal family [4] has published this piece in Qatar's state-owned media is a massive about face and signals how livid Qatari policymakers are.

Heck, Qatar's interior ministry has begun arresting Iranian sympathizers [5], forced Hamas to denounce Iran [6], and taken control of Qatar's subreddit: "You might be anonymous but we aren’t, the mod team is known to the authorities and we’re trying our best to cooperate with them and comply with all the guidelines." [7].

Qatar was Iran's last friend in the Gulf.

[0] - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/6/25/iran-hassan-rouhani...

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pars/North_Dome_Gas-Cond...

[2] - https://www.dw.com/en/who-is-hamas/a-57537872

[3] - https://sites.bu.edu/pardeeatlas/research-and-policy/back2sc...

[4] - https://www.dohainstitute.edu.qa/EN/About/Pages/default.aspx

[5] - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/3/qatar-announces-arre...

[6] - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg3xk6xgyzo

[7] - https://www.reddit.com/r/qatar/comments/1rt2fth/timeout/

The US-Israeli strategy against Iran is working. Here is why