State Department issues unusual public warning to Saudi Arabia and UAE over Qatar rift
Source: Washington Post
The State Department issued an unusual public warning to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday over a diplomatic rift with fellow U.S. ally Qatar, and suggested that the Saudis may have provoked a crisis and drawn in the United States on false pretenses.
Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the administration was mystified that two weeks after announcing a diplomatic and economic embargo against Qatar over alleged support for terrorism Saudi Arabia and the UAE have not publicly detailed their complaints.
The more that time goes by, the more doubt is raised about the actions taken by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Nauert said.
At this point, we are left with one simple question: Were the actions really about their concerns about Qatars alleged support for terrorism, or were they about the long-simmering grievances between and among the GCC countries?
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Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,311 posts)is not cut out for the complex relationships that are international relations
and especially so in the Middle East. There are many shades of black and
white hats, and many nuances of geopolitics.
jpak
(41,760 posts)ugh
Eugene
(61,963 posts)Better hope the Orange One doesn't find out.