QATAR PERSPECTIVE

Al Jazeera frames the downed aircraft within a 'day 36' narrative -- a daily countdown echoing siege and attrition warfare coverage. The report is structured as a multi-front bulletin: both US planes downed, a Black Hawk rescue helicopter also hit, celebrations in Tehran's streets, Iranian missile salvos at Israel, the humanitarian toll. Al Jazeera highlights a fact US media minimize: Iran claims it used a 'new advanced defense system,' contradicting US claims that Iranian defenses had been 'severely damaged.' The Gulf Times separately reports the Arab Parliament condemning Iran's attack on a Kuwait desalination plant -- a reminder the war spills over onto Gulf neighbors. Qatar, which hosts the US Al Udeid air base, walks a tightrope: criticize neither Washington nor Tehran while protecting its own infrastructure. The successful interception of an Iranian drone over Qatari territory shows neutrality has its limits.