The US has finalised an agreement that will allow Qatar to build an air force facility in Idaho, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced.
He said the facility - where pilots from the Gulf state would be trained to fly F-15 fighter jets - would be established at the Mountain Home Airbase in the north-western US state.
"It's just another example of our partnership," Hegseth said during a meeting with his Qatari counterpart, Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, at the Pentagon on Friday.
Hegseth also praised Qatar for playing a "substantial role" in efforts led by President Donald Trump to secure a Gaza ceasefire and hostage return deal.
Qatar - along with Egypt and Turkey - has been an active mediator during months of indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas.
