[RandomLensman]

The US is providing security guarantees to Qatar? When did the Senate vote on those?

[dragonwriter]

> The US is providing security guarantees to Qatar? When did the Senate vote on those?

Treaties aren't the only mechanism of security guarantees.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/assu...

[RandomLensman]

Note the word "assuring" not "guaranteeing" (or "this assurance" in Sec 2 d).

[csomar]

They have a large military base there and provide arms and training. They do the same for the rest of the Gulf countries except Iran.

[RandomLensman]

Not the same as a security guarantee.

[rapsey]

The US is the security guarantor of the worlds shipping lanes. This is a corner stone of US led globalism. Read any geopolitical comentator or book and it will be there.

[RandomLensman]

How does that relate to a security guarantee for Qatar?

[fakedang]

Last I checked, Qatar was kicking out US personnel from Al Udeid because of Trump's threats to use it as a forward base against Iran.

[lifestyleguru]

Qatar is obviously not happy from Israeli strikes on their territory.