PremiumRiver Akira DavisNew York Times·17 May, 2026 09:54 PM8 mins to readA plume of smoke rises after a reported Iranian strike in the industrial district of Doha on March 1, 2026. Photo / Mahmud HAMS, AFPQatar spent three decades building supply lines, shipping tens of billions of dollars of liquefied natural gas each year through the Strait of Hormuz to ports across Asia and Europe. In February, the nation’s door to the world slammed shut.
In Qatar, a desert peninsula protruding into the Persian Gulf,
