{"id":5429,"date":"2026-03-13T22:36:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/qatars-interior-minister-says-security-situation-stable-amid-iran-war\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T22:36:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:36:03","slug":"qatars-interior-minister-says-security-situation-stable-amid-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/qatars-interior-minister-says-security-situation-stable-amid-iran-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar\u2019s interior minister says security situation \u2018stable\u2019 amid Iran war"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad says Qatar will \u2018not hesitate\u2019 to ensure its stability as US-Israeli war on Iran continues.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Qatar\u2019s Interior Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad has said the situation in the Gulf country is \u201cstable\u201d amid <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2026\/3\/13\/iran-war-live-trump-says-war-going-well-as-gulf-under-wave-of-attacks\">Iranian drone and missile attacks<\/a> launched across the Middle East in response to the US-Israeli war on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Qatar Television on Friday, Sheikh Khalifa said the Qatari government had a plan in place to deal with the prospect of more Iranian attacks amid a regional war.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/counting-the-cost\/2026\/3\/13\/who-wins-and-loses-in-the-global-energy-crisis\">Who wins and loses in the global energy crisis?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/13\/success-uncertain-but-israelis-continue-to-back-heroic-war-with-iran\">Success uncertain, but Israelis continue to back \u2018heroic\u2019 war with Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/inside-story\/2026\/3\/13\/what-is-israels-endgame-in-lebanon\">What is Israel\u2019s endgame in Lebanon?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cThe security situation in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/newsfeed\/2026\/3\/12\/qatar-pm-urges-resilience-and-unity-amid-iran-strikes\">the country<\/a> is stable, and we will not hesitate to take any measure that ensures the stability of our nation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The interior minister said Qatar\u2019s early warning system has been effective as authorities responded to reports of falling missile fragments at more than 600 sites across the country.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Qatar has enough water to last for several months, as well as food reserves that will cover the nation\u2019s needs for a year and a half.<\/p>\n<p>Sheikh Khalifa\u2019s remarks come as Qatar and other countries in the Gulf region have faced a barrage of Iranian attacks since the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran on February 28.<\/p>\n<p>While Iran has said it is targeting US and Israeli military interests in the wider Middle East, the strikes have hit civilian infrastructure, including oil and gas facilities.<\/p>\n<p>That has prompted a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/2\/qatarenergy-worlds-largest-lng-firm-halts-production-after-iran-attacks\">slowdown in regional energy production<\/a>, which \u2013 coupled with Iran\u2019s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key Gulf waterway \u2013 has raised concerns around the war\u2019s effects on global economies.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution denouncing the Iranian attacks on Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.<\/p>\n<p>Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, Qatar\u2019s ambassador to the UN, had <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/11\/uns-failure-to-stop-iranian-attacks-sending-dangerous-signal-qatar\">condemned the firings<\/a> as \u201ca clear violation of international law and the UN Charter\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks, she told reporters in New York on Wednesday, \u201cimpacts deeply the foundation of understanding upon which bilateral relations between our countries have been built\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad says Qatar will \u2018not hesitate\u2019 to ensure its stability as US-Israeli war on Iran continues. 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