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In public, Qatar was insisting on the right to defend itself after Iran attacked a U.S. military site in the emirate. Behind the scenes, it was already mediating a truce between Israel and Iran.

The emir of Qatar helped arrange Monday night’s declaration of a cease-fire between Israel and Iran, the country’s prime minister said. After Monday's Iranian missile attack targeting a U.S. military base in Qatar,