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Qatar crisis june7

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Qatar has vowed it will "not surrender" its foreign policy in a row with other Arab states over its alleged connections to extremism.
Foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said he favoured diplomacy to resolve the escalating crisis and that there was no military solution, Reuters reported.
Qatar rejects claims it is a leading supporter of Islamist extremism.
Meanwhile, Qatar's Al Jazeera network said it was suffering a cyber attack.
"Al Jazeera Media Network under cyber attack on all systems, websites and social media platforms," it tweeted. The network has been in the crosshairs in the current dispute, and other Gulf countries blocked it in late May.
On its website, Al Jazeera said its services were all still working but the attacks "are gaining intensity and taking various forms.
Saudi Arabia and other states cut travel and diplomatic links on Monday. The emir of Kuwait is trying to mediate the row, carrying out shuttle diplomacy between Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40205878?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central
 
darrell231 said:
MSNBC reporting White House sources says Trump "may not have known" the US has troops based in Qatar.
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https://twitter.com/SimonMarksFSN/status/872858486895513600
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i have a very hard time believing that. Once this all started to come down, Trump likely would have been given a thorough briefing.

And to be honest, I couldn't point Qatar out on a map, either.
 
Qatari Foreign Minister Abdurrahman Al-Thani criticized on Thursday the UAE over its economic boycott and hinted that Doha could also cut its gas supplies to Abu Dhabi.

Thani said the UAE depends on Qatari gas to provide 40 percent of its electricity.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/business/energy/2017/06/08/Qatari-FM-hints-at-cutting-gas-supplies-to-UAE.html
 
DEFCONWarningSystem said:
darrell231 said:
MSNBC reporting White House sources says Trump "may not have known" the US has troops based in Qatar.
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https://twitter.com/SimonMarksFSN/status/872858486895513600
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i have a very hard time believing that. Once this all started to come down, Trump likely would have been given a thorough briefing.

And to be honest, I couldn't point Qatar out on a map, either.
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"Unnamed" source tells MSNBC trump doesn't know......blah blah blah....
it's MSNBC yawn!
 
DEFCONWarningSystem said:
darrell231 said:
MSNBC reporting White House sources says Trump "may not have known" the US has troops based in Qatar.
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https://twitter.com/SimonMarksFSN/status/872858486895513600
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i have a very hard time believing that. Once this all started to come down, Trump likely would have been given a thorough briefing.

And to be honest, I couldn't point Qatar out on a map, either.
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President Trump receiving a briefing and President Trump listening/understanding/caring about a briefing are two very different things.
 
DEFCONWarningSystem said:
I don't see this as being anything but regional. Does anyone has opinions otherwise?
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Probably, but with Iran and Turkey involved at some level and with the largest US military base in the Middle East there... I just don't know. I must admit my geopolitical knowledge on Qatar is quite limited.
 
apollonights said:
MathieuS said:
The whole region is about to explode. Syria, Iraq, Jemen and now Qatar. I'm worried about the consequences (economically and humanitarian)
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Why do you think the region is about to explode? Do you have any RUMINT on the situation?

What should we be looking for as the "point of no return"? Why won't diplomacy prevail? I'm fairly sure President Trump has already started back tracking.
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No RUMINT. Diplomacy has it's limits. I have no confidence in Trump (not based on him as a person or his intelligence but rather for the support he has in the US, he's nearly on his own).

This whole situation reminds me of World War 1. Coalitions are formed, handshakes are given and all it needs is one spark to light it up.

It's just my 2 cents though. I'm even more worried about this then I'm on the DPRK situation (that's going on for years in my opinion)
 
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Gulf countries must ease the blockade on Qatar, which is accused by Arab neighbours of funding terrorism.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahrain cut travel and diplomatic ties with Qatar on Monday.
Mr Tillerson said the blockade was having humanitarian consequences.
But while praising Qatar's emir for working to limit the funding of terror groups, Mr Tillerson said more needed to be done.
Meanwhile US President Donald Trump has accused Qatar of funding terrorism, and urged it to stop.
"I decided with Rex Tillerson that the time had come to call on Qatar to end funding and extremist ideology in terms of funding," he said.
"Stop teaching people to kill other people... We want you back among the unity of nations."
The Qataris deny accusations that they support Islamist extremists.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40227247?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central
 
US Secy. of State Tillerson says blockade against Qatar having humanitarian consequences, hurting US biz activity and fight against ISIL
https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/873238610497216515
 
#UAE welcomes Pres. #Trump’s leadership in challenging #Qatar’s troubling support for #extremism. –Amb. Al #Otaiba on @POTUS remarks
https://twitter.com/UAEEmbassyUS/status/873270084034326528
 
QATAR: US Secretary of State Tillerson's full remarks regarding #Qatar dispute - @Joyce_Karam

https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/873250041120555008
 
krzepice1976 said:
QATAR: US Secretary of State Tillerson's full remarks regarding #Qatar dispute - @Joyce_Karam

https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/873250041120555008
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Don't these remarks contradict the President?
 
Ambassador from #Qatar makes appeal to US government via Twitter:

We appeal to the US administration to rely on their own sources and not on countries with political agendas
https://twitter.com/Amb_AlThani/status/873335226549850114

https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/873366194186854401
 
We are closely following the emerging situation in the Gulf region in the wake of the recent decision by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and some other countries to break diplomatic relations with the State of Qatar.

We are of the view that all parties should resolve their differences through a process of constructive dialogue and peaceful negotiations based on well-established international principles of mutual respect, sovereignty and non interference in the internal affairs of other countries.

India believes that peace and security in the Gulf are of paramount importance for the continued progress and prosperity of the countries in the region. International terrorism, violent extremism and religious intolerance pose grave threat not only to regional stability but also to the global peace and order and must be confronted by all countries in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.

India has time-tested friendly relations with GCC countries. With over eight million Indian expatriates living and working in these countries, we have vital stakes in the regional peace and stability.

In this context, Government is closely monitoring the situation and is also in regular contact with the regional countries. Their authorities have assured us continued support for welfare and well-being of the resident Indian communities.
http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/28523/Indias_official_statement_following_the_recent_developments_related_to_Qatar
 
US legislation threatening to sanction Qatar for its support of "Palestinian terror" was sponsored by 10 lawmakers who received more than $1m over the last 18 months from lobbyists and groups linked to Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. 
The bill was introduced to the US House of Representatives on May 25, but the text wasn't available until Friday morning, hours after Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Egypt put 59 people and 12 institutions linked to Qatar on a "terror list". 
The nations abruptly ended diplomatic relations with Qatar on Monday, accusing Doha of supporting "extremism" and siding with their regional rival Iran.
"Hamas has received significant financial and military support from Qatar," the Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2017, also known as HR 2712, said. It went on to list sanctions including an end of exports of defence technologies, arms, and loans or financing totalling more than $10m.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/israel-saudi-uae-team-anti-qatar-lobbying-move-170610023635122.html
 
Qatari FM in Moscow for talks with Russian counterpart.
After holding talks in Germany on Friday, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar's foreign minister, met with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Moscow.
The two diplomats are not expected to hold a press conference after the talks, but spoke briefly in front of cameras at the start of their meeting. 
The position of Russia and the moment seems to be 'yes, we'll listen to you but we don't want to take sides,'" Al Jazeera's Rory Challands, reporting from Moscow.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/qatar-diplomatic-crisis-latest-updates-170605105550769.html
 
The dispute between Qatar and other Arab states could lead to war, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel told a newspaper on Saturday, adding that he still saw a chance to defuse the tension.
"There is a danger that this dispute could lead to war," Gabriel told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, citing what he called a "dramatic" harshness in relations between allied and neighbouring countries in the Gulf.

Binali Yildirim, Turkey's prime minister, said on Saturday the diplomatic crisis in the Gulf could turn into a global problem if tensions flare.
"A new problem area that may be created here [in Qatar] would not be limited inside the region," Yildirim told a fast-breaking dinner in Istanbul
"The risk of this issue becoming a global problem is very high due to the geostrategic nature of the region. We call on the parties in the tension to act responsibly and contribute to reducing the tension rather than increasing it".

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/qatar-diplomatic-crisis-latest-updates-170605105550769.html
 
Iran's national carrier says that five planes of food exports, including fruit and vegetables, have been sent to Qatar, which has been hit by a land, air and sea blockade imposed by three Arab Gulf countries. 
Three ships loaded with 350 tonnes of food were also set to leave an Iranian port for Qatar, the Tasnim news agency quoted a local official as saying. 
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/qatar-diplomatic-crisis-latest-updates-170605105550769.html
 
Qatar has begun shipping cargo through Oman to get around Persian Gulf countries that have cut off sea routes to the tiny, energy-rich nation, the country's port authority said June 12, AP reported. The two new routes will run three times a week between Qatar's Hamad port and Oman's ports of Sohar in the north and Salalah in the south, Qatar's ports manager said.
https://worldview.stratfor.com/situation-report/qatar-cargo-going-through-oman-bypass-gulf-rift?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=article
 
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