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Qatar is warning Congress that pending legislation to sanction Hamas sponsors contains language that “unfairly” targets Doha and could jeopardize a multibillion-dollar deal for American fighter jets.
Through its Washington lobby firm Husch Blackwell, the emirate has been informing lawmakers that a $6.2 billion contract signed in December for 36 F-15s could be “jeopardized” if the bill from Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., becomes law, according to lobbying records reviewed by Al-Monitor. The issue is expected to come up when Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visits Washington next month ahead of a possible Camp David summit to end the monthslong Saudi-led blockade of Qatar.
