Qatar expects that the Israel-Iran ceasefire announced earlier this week will hold, government spokesperson Majed al-Ansari told NewsNation’s Brian Entin on Thursday.
“Any ceasefire anywhere in the world is fragile. But we have great confidence in President Trump’s push for this to happen. We have seen on the ground what the resolve of President Trump did,” al-Ansari said.
“And we do believe through his leadership and the work Qatar has been doing to mediate through both parties we will maintain this ceasefire and push to make it more sustainable,” he added.
The full interview with al-Ansari will air later Thursday on Chris Cuomo’s show. Entin and al-Ansari discussed the ceasefire, Trump’s brokering role, Qatari intelligence on Iran’s nuclear sites and if Americans should be fearful of Iran.
Qatar reportedly helped broker the ceasefire by mediating with the Iranian government, while the U.S. worked to bring Israel to the table. It has also played a key role in mediating between Israel and Hamas over the course of the war in Gaza.
The Persian Gulf nation is a strategic U.S. ally and home to an Air Force base that Iran attempted to attack earlier this week. Qatari air defenses intercepted the attack.
On Thursday, in his first public comments since the ceasefire, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed victory over Israel and the U.S., downplaying the extent of the damage from airstrikes from the two countries.
