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Iran conducts strikes on LNG facility in Qatar, causes extensive damage, US President Donald Trump warns of ‘massive retaliation’

OpIndia Staff - 19 March, 2026

The Foreign Ministry of Qatar strongly condemned the attack, calling it “brazen” and a “direct threat to its national security and the stability of the region.”

Opinions

Fighter jets, Stratotanker crashing, billion-dollar radars blown up: How US military has lost high-value assets despite its ’superiority’ flexing in a war nobody wanted

Sanghamitra - 13 March, 2026

The current war with Iran could have been avoided. US aggression in attacking a country thousands of miles away from their shores, is choking the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial bridge to global trade, is risking millions of people living in the Gulf nations, and destroying infrastructure at an alarming scale.

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Iran has hit US military bases in 5 Gulf nations, damaged critical radar systems at multiple locations: Report

OpIndia Staff - 4 March, 2026

Satellite Images: Iran Strikes U.S. Radar and SATCOM in Middle East

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US military’s $1.1 billion radar system in Qatar destroyed by Iranian drone? Read what it was and why it was important

OpIndia Staff - 4 March, 2026

Additionally, Patriot and THAAD missile defence systems have been activated to intercept Iranian drones and ballistic missiles.

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Explained: How Iran’s Strait of Hormuz blockade and Qatar’s LNG halt could trigger an unprecedented global energy shock

Shraddha Pandey - 3 March, 2026

The decision came after Iranian drone strikes targeted an energy facility of Qatar’s state-owned energy giant, QatarEnergy, in the massive Ras Laffan Industrial City and a water tank at a power plant in Mesaieed Industrial City.

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Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to an “immediate ceasefire” after negotiations brokered by Qatar and Turkiye in Doha

OpIndia Staff - 19 October, 2025

This comes after over a week of conflict between the two countries, resulting in the death of dozens of people on both sides.

World

Did the US offer NATO-style security guarantee to Qatar? Read Trump’s latest order after accepting $400 mn luxury jet as a gift

OpIndia Staff - 1 October, 2025

US President Donald Trump on September 29, 2025, issued a White House order that effectively extends a NATO-style security guarantee to Qatar.

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Did Qatar’s Ambassador organise Rahul Gandhi’s Hudson seminar, also attended by Hinduphobic Sunita Viswanath of HfHR? New revelations deepen suspicions about his 2023 US...

Jinit Jain - 18 September, 2025

A shocking revelation that Qatar’s Ambassador organised Rahul Gandhi’s Hudson Institute seminar has reignited suspicions that his 2023 US visit was less about outreach and more about aligning with anti-India lobbies.

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Israel strikes Hamas leadership in Doha in a bold escalation, Qatari PM says their radar didn’t detect the missiles, Hamas claims top leaders still...

OpIndia Staff - 10 September, 2025

The attack came at a time when Qatar, one of the lead mediators between Israel and the United States, on the one hand, and Hamas on the other, had been trying to broker a ceasefire in Gaza.

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