Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Golez: It appears to be a Saudi led diplomatic war: Why seven countries severed ties with Qatar in a matter of hours.

Tensions between Qatar and its neighbors skyrocketed last month after Qatar’s state-run news agency published an article in which the Qatar’s ruling emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, was quoted praising Israel and Iran — Saudi Arabia’s biggest adversaries in the region. Qatar swiftly disavowed the article as fake news manufactured by hackers, but Saudi and its friends were unconvinced. Then Sheikh Tamim made things even worse when a few days later he called Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to congratulate him on his reelection — a clear act of defiance against Saudi’s hawkish stance on Iran.Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic war with Qatar, explained

Why seven countries severed ties with Qatar in a matter of hours. 

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