US, Qatar ‘substantially increasing’ effort to defund terrorism

Published October 30, 2017 9:11pm ET



Qatar has agreed to increase efforts in cooperation with the United States to stop terrorists from receiving financing, the Trump administration announced Monday.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced the new agreement following an overseas meeting with Qatari officials. It was the second trip to Qatar in a week by a Cabinet-level official, following Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s most recent travel.

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