Qatar government orders residents to stay indoors away from windows

The Qatar government has issued the following alert to residents ordering them to stay indoors and away from windows because of a heightened state of threat that must be attributed to likely Iranian retaliation for anticipated or ongoing US-Israeli escalation:

The move from Qatar comes in spite of the apparent ceasefire between the US and Iran. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain also issued warning alerts to citizens as the region waits to see if the ceasefire will hold.

The US has already bombed Iran’s biggest aluminium works, releasing mass clouds of highly toxic vapours. The White House and western media have now (late 7 April 2026 US time) claimed that a ‘conditional ceasefire’ has been agreed, but Trump has made similar claims of a ceasefire being close before that Iran has rejected and mocked. If there is an agreement, it seems politicians across the Gulf do not yet believe it.

Little wonder, given both the US and Israel are involved, and their long track record of breaking ceasefires.

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