An important regional development as Türkiye and Qatar signed a mutual defence agreement. 🇹🇷 🇶🇦 This agreement gives Qatar a stronger public assurance from a partner that already has forces on its territory, while giving Türkiye a larger role in Gulf security. That makes it more consequential than a routine announcement of joint exercises. The two governments are telling potential attackers that a strike on either one would become a matter for both. At a time of continuing attacks and threats around the Gulf.