3 min readMar 9, 2026 10:43 PM IST As Qatari defence forces have been fighting Iranian missiles and drone attacks since the beginning of the US-Israel Iran war, the Middle Eastern nation’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani got furious over the neighbouring country’s actions and called it a “big sense of betrayal”. In his first interview to the media since the war began, Al Thani told Sky News, “It is a big sense of betrayal.” Visibly furious, he termed Iranian strikes on Gulf countries a “dangerous miscalculation and said, “Just an hour after the start of the war, Qatar and other Gulf countries have been attacked. We made clear that we were not going to take part in any wars against our neighbours.” With its energy facility in Ras Laffan belonging to QatarEnergy hit by Iranian drones and civilians remaining cautious amid the hostilities, Al Thani said the country had entered what he called “a very difficult period”. He also lauded the army and air forces for their professionalism. As the war …