This is John Batchelor.

Cutter, involved in all of the negotiations for the Taliban,

cutter involved in negotiations with Hamas, we're told,

conversation with Blaze Mistle, vice president for Policy at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America.

I learned some fresh facts about Qatar.

It can be called a frenemy or it can be called part of the enemy camp.

Blaze reveals details that were previously only speculated about why Hamas leadership was camped in Doha during the attack on

October 7th.

Here's Blaze Mistel about Qatar, where right now the largest air base outside of the United States

Al-U-Daid continues. At the same time negotiations in all directions continue with Qatar.

Qatar is a major supplier of natural gas In all directions continue with Qatar.

Qatar is a major supplier of natural gas throughout the region.

It is extremely rich, it is autocratic.

And what did it know about October 7th,

2023?

Here's Blaze Mistel.

Yeah, so reportedly the tanker had Iraqi crude that was destined for Turkey.

Whether that's true or not, we don't know.

As I said, this specific tanker

had previously been seized by the US because it was alleged to have been carrying illicit Iranian crude oil in violation of US sanctions.

But I think the lack of alarm by our partners and

allies is part of the problem. You know, one of the ways in which they have tried to insulate themselves from and make up for the lack of Russian imports due to the Ukraine crisis was turning to cutter and now cutter is a major

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