Iran, Russia and Taliban among guests at nominal US ally Qatar's weapons expo
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Qatar has tried to play a friend to everyone, putting at odds the various interests of its allies as it tries to remain neutral but vital to various alliances.
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"It's not surprising that Qatar was inviting Iran, Russia and other countries. I even heard the Taliban sent a delegation there to the defense exhibition. So, this is, in many ways, typical for Qatar to be open to everyone," Matt McInnis, senior fellow for the Institute for the Study of War, told Fox News Digital.
"At the same time, it certainly is going to reinforce concerns by the U.S. and other partners about the role that Qatar's playing potentially in facilitating those arms sales and proliferation of more advanced weapons that are coming from places like Iran and Russia," McInnis added. "I think this is something the U.S. was not pleased with, but at the same time, it's somewhat par for the course for Qatar to be this type of host."
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