{"id":2503108,"date":"2025-10-25T21:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T01:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emir-of-qatar-joins-trump-on-air-force-one-during-trip-to-asia\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T21:24:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T01:24:22","slug":"emir-of-qatar-joins-trump-on-air-force-one-during-trip-to-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emir-of-qatar-joins-trump-on-air-force-one-during-trip-to-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Emir of Qatar joins Trump on Air Force One during trip to Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Femir-of-qatar-joins-trump-on-air-force-one-during-trip-to-asia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2503108&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump hosted the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop on his way to the ASEAN Summit in Malaysia. Trump expressed that it was a &#8220;great honor&#8221; to have the Emir and Qatar&#8217;s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on the plane, praising them as great allies and key figures in advancing peace between Israel and Hamas, leading to a &#8220;safe Middle East.&#8221; despite recent tensions following Israeli strikes targeting Hamas leadership in Doha, the United States reaffirmed its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-allies-world-leaders-blast-biden-over-afghanistan-debacle-question-u-s-resolve\/\" title=\"U.S. Allies, World Leaders Blast Biden Over Afghanistan Debacle, Question U.S. Resolve\">security commitments<\/a> to Qatar, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including major security guarantees<\/a> and hosting Qatari F-15 jets at a U.S. Air Force base. Earlier in the year, Qatar gifted a Boeing 747 to the U.S. to be converted for use as Air Force one, further highlighting the close bilateral relationship.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Emir of Qatar joins Trump on Air Force One during trip to Asia<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2381330\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Saturday played host to the the Emir of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/qatar\">Qatar<\/a> on Air Force One, a brief appearance that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-calls-for-special-counsel-to-investigate-the-2020-presidential-election\/\" title=\"... ... Calls for Special Counsel to Investigate the 2020 ...ial Election\">president called<\/a> a &ldquo;great honor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump addressed reporters on the plane during a refueling stop as he makes his to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/malaysia\">Malaysia<\/a> for the ASEAN Summit, where he was seated between Emir Tamim bin Hamad al Thani and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3864274\/trump-new-deadline-hamas-return-bodies-dead-hostages\/\">Trump hints at new deadline for Hamas to return bodies of dead hostages<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3864238\/trump-increases-tariff-canada-reagan-ad-re-airs\/\">Trump increases tariff on Canada after Reagan ad re-airs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3864088\/trump-finds-cftc-nominee-replacement-in-sec-crypto-regulator-mike-selig\/\">Trump finds CFTC nominee replacement in SEC crypto regulator Mike Selig<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump, center, meets with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, left, and Qatar Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani aboard Air Force One at Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I was thinking: &lsquo;We&rsquo;re landing here, we&rsquo;re going to fuel up.&rsquo; Such an honor to have you on the plane. We don&rsquo;t do this often,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;They are a great ally and these are two great men.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump then <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1982144085835002039\">thanked<\/a> both the Qatari leaders for their key role in the peace deal between <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\">Israel<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\">Hamas<\/a>, saying they now have a &ldquo;safe Middle East.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Peace to the Middle East.&nbsp;They were a very big factor in that,&rdquo; the U.S. president said. &ldquo;We have a safe Middle East and we want to keep it that way for a little longer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Qatar and the United States have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-attempt-to-block-735m-israeli-arms-deal-appears-doomed\/\" title=\"Bernie Sanders&#039; Attempt to Block 5M ...i Arms Deal Appears Doomed\">close allies<\/a> for decades, but that relationship appeared to hit a roadblock earlier this month after Israel launched strikes targeting Hamas leadership in Doha.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3861716\/middle-eastern-nations-lobbied-congress-to-shape-defense-bill-won-concessions\/\">MIDDLE EASTERN NATIONS LOBBIED CONGRESS TO SHAPE DEFENSE BILL, WON CONCESSIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The controversial strikes prompted Trump to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3831908\/trump-grants-major-security-guarantees-to-qatar-after-israeli-strike\/\">grant<\/a> major security guarantees for Qatar, including regarding any attack on the Middle Eastern country as an attack on the U.S. The Pentagon also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3845879\/us-agrees-host-qatari-f-15-fighter-jets-idaho-base-pete-hegseth\/\">agreed<\/a> to host Qatari F-15s and pilots at an Air Force base in Idaho weeks later.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Qatar also gifted a Boeing 747 jet to the U.S. that will be converted to be used as Air Force One.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emir of Qatar joins Trump on Air Force One during Asia trip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2503109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/trump-qatar-emir-air-force-one.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34098,65817,62618,65909,3634],"class_list":["post-2503108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-air-force-one","tag-asia-trip","tag-diplomatic-meeting","tag-emir-of-qatar","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/trump-qatar-emir-air-force-one.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2503108"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2503112,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503108\/revisions\/2503112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2503109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2503108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2503108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2503108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}