Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman: The Gulf states cannot rely entirely on the alliance with America to ensure their security

Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman, Majid Al-Ansari, said on Monday that the Gulf states must realize that they cannot rely entirely on their alliance with the United States to ensure their security.

Al-Ansari stated, during the Haley Forum in Abu Dhabi: “We in the Gulf must realize that the presence of international forces in the region and the existence of a strategic alliance with the United States are very important, but they are not enough.”

The Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman added: “Achieving self-sufficiency in the security field is the only way forward. Yes, we need our partners and allies, but we cannot rely on them alone to ensure our security.”

For decades, the leaders of the Arab countries bordering the Gulf viewed their relationship with the United States as a strategic partnership. It is still unclear how the Gulf states’ relationship with the Trump administration will develop after the war.