{"id":2209174,"date":"2026-10-20T15:29:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T12:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2209174"},"modified":"2026-10-20T15:29:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T12:29:20","slug":"qatar-revamped-its-entire-defence-system-in-six-hours-intelligence-chief-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2209174","title":{"rendered":"Qatar revamped its entire defence system in six hours, intelligence chief reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/96\/03\/35\/1200x675_cmsv2_7b68452a-95c2-5039-afa1-783a11908be2-9960335.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2935325-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2935325\" data-cid=\"9960731\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2935325-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img 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defence system in six hours, intelligence chief reveals <\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/96\/03\/35\/1536x864_cmsv2_7b68452a-95c2-5039-afa1-783a11908be2-9960335.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack speaks at the Global Security Forum in Doha, 20 October 2026\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack speaks at the Global Security Forum in Doha, 20 October 2026<br \/>\n                    <span 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Iran&#8217;s war threats.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Addressing the Global Security Forum in Doha on Tuesday, Al-Nuaimi said the redeployment was \u201cunprecedented and successful\u201d, based on eight months of adapting Qatar\u2019s forces, defence capabilities, and military doctrine, which had been built for a totally different threat landscape.\u2060 \u2060<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Qatar\u2019s response to countering drones during the war, Qatar\u2019s head of Intelligence replied that the six-hour overhaul was based on fast-moving changes to Qatar\u2019s defence systems, both at concept level, but also in the allocation of defence assets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe adapted. we redeployed and we did it within six hours,\u201d Al-Nuaimi revealed, adding that \u201cwe were caught off guard, yet we adapted rapidly, out of sheer necessity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also during the Global Security Forum, Qatar\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Dr Majed al-Ansari said the Qatar-mediated US-Iran negotiations \u201care ongoing and we are seeing engagement from both parties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that we are not hearing about it is a good sign that we are doing our job properly,\u201d the Qatari diplomat added amid the rising tensions and concerns that the Iran war may restart.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Washington&#8217;s fundamental shift in the Middle East<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In addressing those worrying concerns, US ambassador to Turkey and Special Presidential Envoy for Syria and Iraq Tom Barrack told the forum that &#8220;America wants a peace deal\u201d which would be based on \u201cceasefire in the straits\u201d as well as a focus on \u201ceasing the pain on the Iranian people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Prosperity is the only answer,&#8221; Barrack underlined as a way out of the current standoff, adding that &#8220;we don\u2019t need a reboot&#8221; of the previous US-Iran peace memorandum.<\/p>\n<p>He identified the obstacle to a deal as a \u201clack of trust.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat has happened from the beginning of these discussions and negotiations is a lack of trust,&#8221; Barrack explained, which comes down to the fact that the &#8220;IRGC does not trust the US. And the US does not trust IRGC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The US envoy said he did not know if the Iran war was a mistake but admitted that it had \u201cunintended consequences\u201d and that US President Donald Trump is a &#8220;no forever wars president.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Barrack told the forum in Qatar that the US will not leave the Middle East, even if in the region \u201cwhat everybody is saying: OK, I cannot rely on America to solve all my problems,\u201d explaining that \u201cthe bargain is not to control, but to not leave. We are not leaving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;America is the guarantor to the world for the last 80 years and it is no longer there,&#8221; the US diplomat said, explaining that &#8220;what is happening in this administration is not an abandonment, it is a message for realignment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The US envoy appeared to contradict one of the US administration\u2019s declared goals in launching the Iran war, which was regime change in Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>Barrack spoke broadly about how the US pursued 23 regime changes across the Middle East and concluded that &#8220;every time we try and intervene, change the person or the regime, it seems to have been a mistake.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Instead, he said, the US\u2019 goal is to &#8220;bring everybody, put them in a tent, give them coffee, put the guns and daggers on the table, and let\u2019s figure something else out,&#8221; through \u201cpatience, presence, dialogue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In this context, the top US diplomat also commented on the escalating tensions between Israel and Turkey, saying that &#8220;my belief is Israel is way too smart to actually pick a real fight with Turkey. I don\u2019t think Israel wants that, I know Turkey does not want that.&#8221; <\/p>\n<h2><strong>&#8216;Houthis are here to stay,&#8217; former MI6 chief says<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile at the forum, Qatar\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Dr al-Ansari also reiterated his country\u2019s position on Yemen that alongside the other Gulf nations \u201cQatar is supporting our brothers in Saudi Arabia in defending their sovereignty against this attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also commenting on the Yemen war, the former head of the UK\u2019s foreign intelligence agency MI6 Sir John Sawers told the Doha Global Security Forum that \u201cthe Houthis are here to stay. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are not going to be defeated, and they are going to remain in control of a large part of Yemen for the foreseeable future,&#8221; Sawers said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Houthis have got their own national Yemen agenda,&#8221; he explained, adding that the group &#8220;exposed the limited options that Saudi Arabia has 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to Qatar\u2019s defence systems, both at concept level, but also in the allocation of defence assets.\u201cWe adapted. we redeployed and we did it within six hours,\u201d Al-Nuaimi revealed, adding that \u201cwe were caught off guard, yet we adapted rapidly, out of sheer necessity.\u201dAlso during the Global Security Forum, Qatar\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Dr Majed al-Ansari said the Qatar-mediated US-Iran negotiations \u201care ongoing and we are seeing engagement from both parties.\u201d\u201cThe fact that we are not hearing about it is a good sign that we are doing our job properly,\u201d the Qatari diplomat added amid the rising tensions and concerns that the Iran war may restart.Washington&#8217;s fundamental shift in the Middle EastIn addressing those worrying concerns, US ambassador to Turkey and Special Presidential Envoy for Syria and Iraq Tom Barrack told the forum that &#8220;America wants a peace deal\u201d which would be based on \u201cceasefire in the straits\u201d as well as a focus on \u201ceasing the pain on the Iranian people\u201d.&#8221;Prosperity is the only answer,&#8221; Barrack underlined as a way out of the current standoff, adding that &#8220;we don\u2019t need a reboot&#8221; of the previous US-Iran peace memorandum.He identified the obstacle to a deal as a \u201clack of trust.\u201d\u201cWhat has happened from the beginning of these discussions and negotiations is a lack of trust,&#8221; Barrack explained, which comes down to the fact that the &#8220;IRGC does not trust the US. And the US does not trust IRGC.&#8221;The US envoy said he did not know if the Iran war was a mistake but admitted that it had \u201cunintended consequences\u201d and that US President Donald Trump is a &#8220;no forever wars president.&#8221;Barrack told the forum in Qatar that the US will not leave the Middle East, even if in the region \u201cwhat everybody is saying: OK, I cannot rely on America to solve all my problems,\u201d explaining that \u201cthe bargain is not to control, but to not leave. We are not leaving.\u201d&#8221;America is the guarantor to the world for the last 80 years and it is no longer there,&#8221; the US diplomat said, explaining that &#8220;what is happening in this administration is not an abandonment, it is a message for realignment.&#8221;The US envoy appeared to contradict one of the US administration\u2019s declared goals in launching the Iran war, which was regime change in Tehran.Barrack spoke broadly about how the US pursued 23 regime changes across the Middle East and concluded that &#8220;every time we try and intervene, change the person or the regime, it seems to have been a mistake.&#8221;Instead, he said, the US\u2019 goal is to &#8220;bring everybody, put them in a tent, give them coffee, put the guns and daggers on the table, and let\u2019s figure something else out,&#8221; through \u201cpatience, presence, dialogue.&#8221;In this context, the top US diplomat also commented on the escalating tensions between Israel and Turkey, saying that &#8220;my belief is Israel is way too smart to actually pick a real fight with Turkey. 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