The comments lent credence to a view held by some analysts that Trump in his Middle East trip emboldened the Arab nations to take action even though Qatar is a USA ally and hosts a us military base.
Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies may have felt emboldened by Trump's visit, which saw the new president clearly align U.S. interests with Riyadh and lash out at Iran.
The Pentagon says the ongoing diplomatic crisis with Qatar has not and will not affect the major USA air base there that supports military operations in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. Trump said at the meeting.
Qatar vehemently denies the accusations.
Sabah left Tuesday night for Saudi Arabia, where he met with King Salman. "They have been definitely playing footsie with a lot of terrorist organizations, but we have a big air base there".
In addition to cutting diplomatic relations, the countries that acted Monday said they would withdraw their diplomatic staff from gas-rich Qatar and cut air and sea traffic to the country.Qatar Airways announced a suspension of flights to Saudi Arabia.
The United States is unlikely to play a central role in mediating the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and other Arab nations. President Obama approved the long-delayed sale in November in a bid to bolster Sunni allies against Shiite rival Iran, but the USA and Qatar have not yet finalized it. That's when the Qatar News Agency ran a report that the country's leader made remarks that were friendly toward Iran and Israel, and critical of President Donald Trump. The White House hopes to see the issue "de-escalated" and "resolved immediately", he said.
Qatar has for years parlayed its enormous gas wealth and media strength into broad influence in the region.
The countries cited Qatar's relations with Iran and what they say is Qatar's support for extremist groups like al Qaeda and Hamas, as well as the Muslim Brotherhood.
In contrast, President Donald Trump is using Twitter to back Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations who cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorist groups.
Adel Al-Jubeir said: "Nobody wants to hurt Qatar".
"We don't see that he's pointing fingers at Qatar", Al Thani said.
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The immediate result of this drastic action was felt on the shelves of shops across Qatar as residents scrambled to stock up on food.
Qataris crowded into supermarkets to stock up on goods, fearing shortages. The Arab states position is strong; Qatar's weak.
Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera said Tuesday Saudi Arabia's decision to shut its office in the kingdom as part of the diplomatic crisis in the Gulf was "unjustified".
The official justification was Qatar's support for terrorism, including ISIS, but analysts point to regional tensions and growing divisions within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as the real reasons for the sudden split. The Saudi ports authority said Qatari-flagged shipping vessels are barred from docking.
Oil prices also fell on concern that the rift would undermine efforts by OPEC to tighten production.
"We were surprised", Ambassador Meshal bin Hamad Al Thani said Tuesday, according to The Daily Beast.
United States officials say the Russian goal appears to be to cause rifts among the U.S. and its allies.
Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies may have felt emboldened by Trump's visit to Riyadh, which saw the new president clearly align USA interests with Riyadh and lash out at Iran.
Traders on global markets anxious that Riyadh's allies would refuse to accept LNG shipments from the Gulf state, and that Egypt might even bar tankers carrying Qatari cargoes from using the Suez Canal as they head to Europe and beyond.
"Many of Qatar Airways' flights to southern Europe and Africa pass through Saudi Arabia", the site said. It was only when the Qatari foreign ministry released a statement saying it was facing a campaign of lies and fabrications aimed at putting the Gulf Arab state under guardianship that the channel came to life on the topic. The Muslim Brotherhood has close ties with Turkey's ruling AK Party, which Erdogan co-founded.
On Tuesday, Trump surprised many in Washington by stepping into the dispute, taking credit in a series of tweets for encouraging the Arab nations to isolate Qatar for its support for terrorism.
The President suggested Qatar, which is a key United States ally, was funding extremism as he backed the diplomatic blockade of the emirate.
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