September 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump said he assured Qatar that such an attack would not happen again, coinciding with reports that Washington knew about and even approved the strike
US President Donald Trump said he assured Qatar that such an attack would not happen again, coinciding with reports that Washington knew about and even approved the strike
The Israeli Ambassador to the US,
Yechiel Leiter, said on 10 September that Tel Aviv could strike Qatar again to
ensure the successful assassination of the Hamas leaders it tried to kill in
the Gulf nation one day earlier.
“If we didn’t get them this time, we’ll get them the next time,” Leiter told Fox News. He also expressed hope that the unprecedented attack on Qatar’s capital “will actually advance the efforts for a ceasefire and peace.”
“Right now, we may be subject to a little bit of criticism. They'll get over it. And Israel is being changed for the better. The region is being changed for the better as we remove these enemies of peace and these enemies of Western civilization from their ability to implement terrorism,” the ambassador added.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump claimed he was “very unhappy” about the Israeli attack. He called the strike “unfortunate” and said it advances neither US nor Israeli goals.
He claimed he directed his envoy, Steve Witkoff, to warn Qatar of the strike on Doha, “which he did,” but added that the US warning was “unfortunately, too late to stop the attack.”
“I assured them that such a thing will not happen again on their soil,” Trump added.
Hebrew reports, however, have said that the US was informed ahead of time and even approved the attack.
A White House official told AFP, “We were informed in advance.”
A Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman said Doha received the call from Washington as the bombs were going off. “I completely reject that the Americans informed us before the attack. Israel's action is a terrorist act.”
Other reports have claimed Qatar knew about the attack in advance.
The Israeli strike targeted senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya and others as they met to discuss the latest US proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Hayya’s son and four other lower-ranking Hamas members were killed. However, Hayya and other senior officials survived.
A Qatari security force member was also killed in Israel’s illegal attack.
After Israel bombed Doha on Tuesday, the Gulf state announced the suspension of its mediation for reaching a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
The meeting between IAEA chief Rafael Grossi and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was hosted by Egypt.
“In Cairo today, I agreed with Iran’s Foreign Minister on practical modalities to resume inspection activities in Iran. This is an important step in the right direction,” Grossi said on X.
During a press conference between Grossi, Araghchi, and his Egyptian counterpart, the Iranian foreign minister said, “the development marks an important step in demonstrating the Islamic Republic’s goodwill and its commitment to resolving all issues related to its peaceful nuclear program through diplomacy and dialogue.”
“Iran has remained steadfast in defending its inalienable rights under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to peaceful nuclear energy, even while facing illegal and criminal attacks by the Israeli regime and the US, and has shown readiness to engage in meaningful dialogue for the implementation of its obligations,” he added.
US and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic have “fundamentally altered the conditions under which Iran had cooperated with the IAEA.”
As a result, a “new mechanism” has been reached after intensive talks between Iran and the IAEA recently, Araghchi said.
Unnamed diplomats cited by Reuters said “the devil was in the details, and neither Grossi nor Araghchi provided any.”
In early July, Tehran formally suspended cooperation with the IAEA. Talks between the two sides resumed the following month.
Iran stressed that it could not “completely end” its cooperation with the agency, but said “new conditions” would need to be reached.
The Iranian government had previously accused the agency of passing along sensitive information obtained from inspections over to Israel. It also said the agency paved the way for Israel’s war with its anti-Iran report in May and its resolution accusing Tehran of not fulfilling nuclear obligations, which was passed just one day before Tel Aviv attacked.
It also accused it of failing to properly condemn the attack on nuclear sites.
Officials even signaled potential legal action against Grossi himself, who was barred from entering the country in late June.
“If we didn’t get them this time, we’ll get them the next time,” Leiter told Fox News. He also expressed hope that the unprecedented attack on Qatar’s capital “will actually advance the efforts for a ceasefire and peace.”
“Right now, we may be subject to a little bit of criticism. They'll get over it. And Israel is being changed for the better. The region is being changed for the better as we remove these enemies of peace and these enemies of Western civilization from their ability to implement terrorism,” the ambassador added.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump claimed he was “very unhappy” about the Israeli attack. He called the strike “unfortunate” and said it advances neither US nor Israeli goals.
He claimed he directed his envoy, Steve Witkoff, to warn Qatar of the strike on Doha, “which he did,” but added that the US warning was “unfortunately, too late to stop the attack.”
“I assured them that such a thing will not happen again on their soil,” Trump added.
Hebrew reports, however, have said that the US was informed ahead of time and even approved the attack.
A White House official told AFP, “We were informed in advance.”
A Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman said Doha received the call from Washington as the bombs were going off. “I completely reject that the Americans informed us before the attack. Israel's action is a terrorist act.”
Other reports have claimed Qatar knew about the attack in advance.
The Israeli strike targeted senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya and others as they met to discuss the latest US proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Hayya’s son and four other lower-ranking Hamas members were killed. However, Hayya and other senior officials survived.
A Qatari security force member was also killed in Israel’s illegal attack.
After Israel bombed Doha on Tuesday, the Gulf state announced the suspension of its mediation for reaching a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Iranian
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a ‘new mechanism’ has been reached since
the two sides resumed negotiations
Iran and the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) officially agreed to resume cooperation on 9 September,
following a suspension over Israel’s US-backed war against the country and its
strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.The meeting between IAEA chief Rafael Grossi and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was hosted by Egypt.
“In Cairo today, I agreed with Iran’s Foreign Minister on practical modalities to resume inspection activities in Iran. This is an important step in the right direction,” Grossi said on X.
During a press conference between Grossi, Araghchi, and his Egyptian counterpart, the Iranian foreign minister said, “the development marks an important step in demonstrating the Islamic Republic’s goodwill and its commitment to resolving all issues related to its peaceful nuclear program through diplomacy and dialogue.”
“Iran has remained steadfast in defending its inalienable rights under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to peaceful nuclear energy, even while facing illegal and criminal attacks by the Israeli regime and the US, and has shown readiness to engage in meaningful dialogue for the implementation of its obligations,” he added.
US and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic have “fundamentally altered the conditions under which Iran had cooperated with the IAEA.”
As a result, a “new mechanism” has been reached after intensive talks between Iran and the IAEA recently, Araghchi said.
Unnamed diplomats cited by Reuters said “the devil was in the details, and neither Grossi nor Araghchi provided any.”
In early July, Tehran formally suspended cooperation with the IAEA. Talks between the two sides resumed the following month.
Iran stressed that it could not “completely end” its cooperation with the agency, but said “new conditions” would need to be reached.
The Iranian government had previously accused the agency of passing along sensitive information obtained from inspections over to Israel. It also said the agency paved the way for Israel’s war with its anti-Iran report in May and its resolution accusing Tehran of not fulfilling nuclear obligations, which was passed just one day before Tel Aviv attacked.
It also accused it of failing to properly condemn the attack on nuclear sites.
Officials even signaled potential legal action against Grossi himself, who was barred from entering the country in late June.
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