Hegseth Announces a ‘Qatari Emeri Air Force Facility’ Is to Be Built at U.S. Airbase in Idaho

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that the U.S. will soon host a Qatari air force facility in Idaho as part of the new defense treaty the Trump administration has agreed to with the controversial Gulf state.

“Today, we’re announcing a letter of acceptance in building a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho,” Hegseth announced alongside his Qatari counterpart, Minister of Defense Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani.

In late September, President Donald Trump signed an executive order committing the U.S. to defend Qatar in the event of an attack. The order read, in part, “The United States shall regard any armed attack on the territory, sovereignty, or critical infrastructure of the State of Qatar as a threat to the peace and security of the United States.”