The United States has reached a deal to extend its military presence at a base in Qatar for another 10 years, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
The base in question is the Al Udeid Air Base, which is located in the desert southwest of Doha and hosts the largest US military facility in the Middle East, the source said.
The development was reported first by CNN. The US Department of Defense did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday.
The tiny Gulf state has played a key role in mediation talks with Hamas and Israeli officials in relation to the war in Gaza and the release of hostages captured by the Palestinian resistance group in its October 7 cross-border attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people.—Reuters
