‘Proud as a Qatari’: Country’s PM salutes resilience amid Iranian attacks

The country’s prime minister urges resilience, says government committed to ensuring people’s lives are not disrupted.Published On 11 Mar 2026Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has commended Qatari citizens and residents for their unity during “repeated attacks from Iran”, while committing to ensuring that the lives of everyday people in the country are not disrupted.Addressing a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the prime minister – who is also Qatar’s foreign minister and chief diplomat – said that Iran had targeted not just military sites in Qatar, but also “civilian sites, showing little regard for the harm inflicted upon Qatar and the resources of its people”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3UN’s failure to stop Iranian attacks sending ‘dangerous signal’: Qatarlist 2 of 3Shell declares force majeure on LNG contracts from Qatarlist 3 of 3Trump: ‘I don’t know’ about report US at fault in school strikeend of listThe prime minister praised the “resilience” of people living in Qatar, given “the significance of the moment our country is going through”.“I cannot fail to express my pride, as a Qatari, in the cohesion of our society and the unity of its ranks, citizens and residents alike,” Sheikh Mohammed told his cabinet.He also praised the country’s armed forces for working “day and night to ensure the safety and security we enjoy”.Iran has fired missiles and drones at countries across the Gulf region, with explosions reported in the Qatari capital Doha on Wednesday as the country’s military said it had intercepted Iranian missiles.The prime minister said that officials in Qatar are working hard to ensure that life for citizens and residents continues as normal despite attacks from Iran.Sheikh Mohammed noted that Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has called on officials to “work diligently to ensure that the normal course of life for citizens and residents remains uninterrupted”.