Qatar: Sheikh Saoud, DiMino, on F-35 request and MQ9-B order

30 September 2026

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Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdulrahman

Al-Thani met U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Near East and Central Asia Affairs, Michael DiMino IV, in Doha on 21/9/2026.

The talks focused on the next phase of Qatar-U.S. defense cooperation and on the Qatari request to acquire 24 F-35s, as Doha pushes for deeper strategic and military support from Washington.

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