Former Qatar PM: Netanyahu using Iran war to reshape Middle East
Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim warns Strait of Hormuz crisis is most dangerous fallout of war on Iran, calls for ‘Gulf NATO’.
![Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani [Screengrab/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-11-at-12.12.57-PM-1778491421.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim warns Strait of Hormuz crisis is most dangerous fallout of war on Iran, calls for ‘Gulf NATO’.
![Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani [Screengrab/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-11-at-12.12.57-PM-1778491421.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)








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