{"id":2580971,"date":"2026-03-17T16:22:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/al-jazeera-runs-op-ed-proclaiming-us-israel-war-strategy-is-working\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:25:35","slug":"al-jazeera-runs-op-ed-proclaiming-us-israel-war-strategy-is-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/al-jazeera-runs-op-ed-proclaiming-us-israel-war-strategy-is-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Jazeera runs op-ed proclaiming US-Israel &#8216;war strategy is working&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fal-jazeera-runs-op-ed-proclaiming-us-israel-war-strategy-is-working%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=2580971&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>A Doha-based Al Jazeera <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">op-ed<\/a> argues that the U.S.-Israeli strategy against Iran is working two weeks into Operation Epic Fury, claiming that Iran\u2019s military capabilities and its proxy networks have been degraded and that the campaign\u2019s actual effects are more significant than public narratives suggest. The author, Muhanad Seloom of the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, contends that while the war has been imperfect in execution and messaging, the strategic objective-diminishing Iran\u2019s power projection-has been achieved, politically costly for Iran\u2019s regional partners, and potentially favorable to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The piece\u2019s publication in a state-controlled channel signals Qatar\u2019s potential shift toward backing the overall war effort, even as Doha has positioned itself as a mediator seeking diplomatic resolution. The Trump management amplified the op-ed, framing it as a vindication of the campaign. Meanwhile, Iran launched retaliatory strikes across the region, including against Doha, prompting qatar to condemn the attacks as violations of sovereignty while continuing to push for dialog. Iranian leaders warned about targeting U.S. bases, and Qatar\u2019s emir hosted Jordan\u2019s King Abdullah II for talks on the crisis, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >underscoring ongoing regional diplomacy amid escalating tensions<\/a>.  <\/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\">Qatari state outlet Al Jazeera runs op-ed proclaiming US-Israel &lsquo;war strategy is working&rsquo;<\/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_2534903\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4493606\/trump-dismisses-allies-seeks-coalition-secure-strait-hormuz\/\">President Donald Trump<\/a> and his administration found an unlikely show of support from Qatari media amid a knockdown-dragout <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/4493811\/report-iran-war-shows-democrats-legacy-media-lying-us-progress\/\">battle to shape the media narrative<\/a> surrounding <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4494051\/joe-kent-first-trump-administraion-official-resign-iran-war\/\">Operation Epic Fury<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/quincy-institute-fellow-denies-muslim-uighur-genocide\/\" title=\"Quincy Institute Fellow Denies Muslim Uighur Genocide\">state media outlet<\/a> of the Qatari government that is widely viewed as one of the administration&rsquo;s sharpest critics, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/amp\/opinions\/2026\/3\/16\/the-us-israeli-strategy-against-iran-is-working-here-is-why\">published an op-ed<\/a> on Monday asserting that the &ldquo;US-Israeli strategy against Iran is working&rdquo; and explicitly rebuking skeptics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4494129\/eu-commissioner-criticizes-fifa-gianni-infantino-world-cup-security-concerns\/\">EU commissioner criticizes FIFA leadership over World Cup security concerns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4493962\/israel-targeting-basij-leadership-focus-security-infrastructure\/\">Israel shifts focus to Iran&#8217;s security infrastructure with latest Basij strikes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4493872\/what-ali-larijani-killing-says-iran-senior-leadership\/\">What Ali Larijani killing says about the state of Iran&#8217;s senior leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Two weeks into Operation Epic Fury, the dominant narrative has settled into a comfortable groove: The United States and Israel stumbled into a war without a plan,&rdquo; Doha-based academic Muhanad Seloom wrote in the piece published Monday. &ldquo;But this narrative is wrong.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Qatari employee of Al Jazeera Arabic language TV news channel walks past the logo of Al Jazeera in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo\/Kamran Jebreili)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Seloom, who works as an assistant professor of international politics and security at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, claimed in his op-ed that Operation Epic Fury has successfully degraded <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iranian military<\/a> capabilities and rendered key nuclear facilities inoperable.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to claim that the U.S. military has broken down Iran&rsquo;s proxy network into an &ldquo;uncoordinated, strategically incoherent&rdquo; confederation that will prove &ldquo;politically costly for the host states where these groups operate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The fact that such a glowing review was published in the pages of a state media outlet tightly controlled by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/qatar\/\">Qatari government<\/a> signals that Doha might be making a pivot after calculating the war to be in its favor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Seventeen days in, Iran&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ayatollah-iran-in-no-hurry-to-see-u-s-return-to-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"Ayatollah: ... in no hurry to see U.S. return to nuclear deal\">supreme leader<\/a> is dead, his successor is reportedly&nbsp;wounded and every principal instrument of Iranian power projection &ndash; missiles, nuclear infrastructure, air defenses, the navy, proxy command networks &ndash; has been degraded beyond near-term recovery,&rdquo; Seloom wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The campaign&rsquo;s execution has been imperfect, its public communication poor and its post-conflict planning incomplete. War is never clean. But the strategy &mdash; the actual strategy, measured in degraded capabilities rather than cable news cycles &mdash; is working.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration quickly jumped on the op-ed, with the president <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116243698779273101\">recirculating it via his Truth Social account<\/a> and the White House &ldquo;Rapid Response 47&rdquo; account amplifying it on X. <em>Politico<\/em> described the article as &ldquo;going viral in D.C. circles&rdquo; following its publication.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble after a strike in southern Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo\/Sajjad Safari)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Qatar has sought to position itself as a neutral third party since the beginning of the conflict in Iran, similar to the other Gulf States who advocated against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-says-intel-shows-hamas-uses-hospital-as-military-base\/\" title=\"White House Says Intel Shows Hamas Uses Hospital as ... Base\">military action targeting<\/a> the regime in Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>When Iran launched its scattershot retaliation, it wantonly struck major metropolitan centers across the Middle East, including Doha. <\/p>\n<p>The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs called Iran&rsquo;s strikes &ldquo;a flagrant violation of its national sovereignty,&rdquo; but still <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/mofa.gov.qa\/en\/latest-articles\/statements\/qatar-strongly-condemns-targeting-its-territory-and-sisterly-states--affirms-its-right-to-respond\">continued to push for a diplomatic end<\/a> to the conflict &mdash; reminding Tehran that Qatar &ldquo;has been and continues to be among the foremost advocates of dialogue with the Islamic Republic of Iran.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>These pleas have done little to stop the ballistic missile threats from Iran, which launched its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202603119472\">latest round of strikes against Gulf States<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The countries of the region must close down the US military bases; otherwise, we will be forced to attack them,&rdquo;&nbsp;supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned in his first address since succeeding his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian officials <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-889968\">maintain<\/a> that their strikes &ldquo;did not attack any residential or civilian targets,&rdquo; insisting that they are only seeking to damage U.S. and Israeli military infrastructure scattered throughout neighboring countries.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There may have been collateral damage in residential areas, which is normal in any war, and we took every precaution to avoid it,&rdquo; Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told outlet Al Araby al Jadeed.<\/p>\n<p>These explanations have not played well in Doha.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4494051\/joe-kent-first-trump-administraion-official-resign-iran-war\/\">JOE KENT, TRUMP&rsquo;S COUNTERTERRORISM DIRECTOR, BECOMES FIRST ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL TO RESIGN OVER IRAN WAR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I find it very difficult to even respond to what Mr Aragchi said in light of the fact that these attacks are ongoing every day,&rdquo; Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari told the press on Monday. &ldquo;Since the Iranian attacks have started on Qatar, the threats and the attacks on civilian targets have not stopped.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Qatar&rsquo;s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20260317-jordans-king-arrives-in-doha-meets-qatars-emir-amid-regional-escalation\/\">received Jordan&rsquo;s King Abdullah II in Doha<\/a> on Tuesday for bilateral discussions on the Iranian conflict.<\/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>Qatari Al Jazeera: US-Israel Iran plan is working<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2580972,"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\/2026\/03\/AP23207349522989.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[75989,75991,73547,75990],"class_list":["post-2580971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-aljazeera","tag-oped","tag-us-israel","tag-warstrategy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP23207349522989.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580971","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\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2580971"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2580975,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580971\/revisions\/2580975"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2580972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2580971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2580971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2580971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}