Qatar News Agency Now Writes “Iranian Attacks” in 12 of 24 English Statements on Iran, Up from 1 of 14
Qatar (قطر): 606 statements on file, newest October 17, 2026. Sources:
- Qatar News Agency (QNA): collected, 450 statements; text kept: full text; last run October 18, 2026
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar: collected, 156 statements; text kept: full text (English statements page); last run October 18, 2026
IsraelIranHamasHezbollahPolitical IslamUnited StatesHouthisGulf namingPalestine
- Largest rise (phrase in use)
- Checked, no phrase new or dropped
- Fewer than 5 statements to compare
Phrases Used, by Source and Topic
Statements naming each topic, and how many used each formula. Baseline July 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025; current July 20, 2026 to October 17, 2026. The figures cover policy statements by Qatar's own officials; protocol cables (0) and agency items about other governments (39) are kept apart.
| Source | Language | Topic | Status | Baseline | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar | English | Hamas and Palestinian factions | too few statements (under 5) | none | Palestinian factions 3/3; Hamas (by name) 1/3 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar | English | Houthis | too few statements (under 5) | none | Houthis (by name) 10/14; the Houthi group 9/14 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar | English | Iran | too few statements (under 5) | Islamic Republic of Iran 1/1 | Iranian attacks (or aggression) 9/9; Islamic Republic of Iran 6/9 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar | English | Israel | checked | occupation (authorities, forces, state, government) 24/28; Israel (by name) 11/28 | Israel (by name) 18/23; occupation (authorities, forces, state, government) 15/23 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar | English | Palestine (statehood terms) | checked | East Jerusalem as capital 19/25; 1967 lines 17/25; two-state solution 13/25; occupied Palestinian territories 4/25 | East Jerusalem as capital 14/16; 1967 lines 12/16; occupied Palestinian territories 9/16; two-state solution 8/16 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar | English | United States | too few statements (under 5) | United States (by name) 9/9; America (informal) 5/9; the US administration 1/9 | United States (by name) 1/1 |
| Qatar News Agency (QNA) | Arabic | Name of the Gulf | checked | Arabian Gulf 6/6 | Arabian Gulf 16/16 |
| Qatar News Agency (QNA) | Arabic | Hamas and Palestinian factions | too few statements (under 5) | Hamas (by name) 17/17; the (Palestinian) resistance 5/17 | Hamas (by name) 3/4; the (Palestinian) resistance 2/4; Palestinian factions 1/4 |
| Qatar News Agency (QNA) | Arabic | Houthis | too few statements (under 5) | none | the Houthi group 17/17; Houthis (by name) 1/17 |
| Qatar News Agency (QNA) | Arabic | Iran | checked | Iran (by name) 18/18; Islamic Republic of Iran 12/18; Iranian attacks (or aggression) 1/18 | Islamic Republic of Iran 22/26; Iran (by name) 14/26; Iranian attacks (or aggression) 10/26 |
| Qatar News Agency (QNA) | Arabic | Israel | checked | occupation (authorities, forces, state, government) 45/81; Israel (by name) 33/81; Zionist entity 2/81; Israeli/Zionist enemy 1/81 | occupation (authorities, forces, state, government) 21/32; Israel (by name) 16/32; Zionist entity 1/32 |
| Qatar News Agency (QNA) | Arabic | Palestine (statehood terms) | checked | East Jerusalem as capital 40/83; 1967 lines 38/83; two-state solution 38/83; occupied Palestinian territories 26/83 | East Jerusalem as capital 19/28; 1967 lines 16/28; two-state solution 10/28; occupied Palestinian territories 9/28 |
| Qatar News Agency (QNA) | Arabic | United States | checked | United States (by name) 68/78; the US administration 2/78 | United States (by name) 14/17 |
| Qatar News Agency (QNA) | English | Name of the Gulf | too few statements (under 5) | none | Arabian Gulf 1/1 |
| Qatar News Agency (QNA) | English | Hamas and Palestinian factions | too few statements (under 5) | Hamas (by name) 14/14; the (Palestinian) resistance 3/14 | Hamas (by name) 2/3; Palestinian factions 1/3; the (Palestinian) resistance 1/3 |
| Qatar News Agency (QNA) | English | Houthis | too few statements (under 5) | none | Houthis (by name) 12/15; the Houthi group 10/15 |
| Qatar News Agency (QNA) | English | Iran | checked | Islamic Republic of Iran 11/14; Iran (by name) 9/14; Iranian attacks (or aggression) 1/14 | Islamic Republic of Iran 17/24; Iran (by name) 12/24; Iranian attacks (or aggression) 12/24 |
| Qatar News Agency (QNA) | English | Israel | checked | occupation (authorities, forces, state, government) 40/74; Israel (by name) 35/74 | Israel (by name) 19/27; occupation (authorities, forces, state, government) 18/27 |
| Qatar News Agency (QNA) | English | Palestine (statehood terms) | checked | East Jerusalem as capital 34/67; two-state solution 32/67; 1967 lines 31/67; occupied Palestinian territories 20/67 | East Jerusalem as capital 16/23; 1967 lines 12/23; occupied Palestinian territories 8/23; two-state solution 7/23 |
| Qatar News Agency (QNA) | English | United States | checked | United States (by name) 18/21; America (informal) 9/21; the US administration 2/21 | United States (by name) 5/6; America (informal) 3/6 |