U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and Qatar on Monday inaugurated the Middle East’s first bilateral Combined Command Post for air defense at Al Udeid Air Base. Al Udeid Air Base was targeted by Iranian missiles in response to U.S. bombings of nuclear facilities in June during the Iran-Israeli conflict. The U.S. has deepened military partnership in Qatar in the aftermath of Israeli strikes in September on Doha, targeting a Hamas delegation during U.S.-Qatar-mediated Gaza ceasefire talks. Under