Al-Jazeera offices have been shut down by authorities in Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
Containing Iran's influence is the number one priority for Saudi Arabia. "And that door is Kuwait". Experts have expressed concerns that the regional dispute will push Qatar closer to Iran.
Trump, who had initially backed the measures against Qatar in a tweet, called Sheik Tamim on Wednesday with an offer "to help the parties resolve their differences". Qatar has denied trying to pay ransom money to secure the release of 26 Qataris, including members of the country's ruling royal family, abducted in Iraq by unidentified gunmen. Such a public attack was certain to raise the temperature.
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain lead a string of countries that this week cut ties with Qatar over what they say is the emirate's financing of extremist groups and its ties to Iran, Saudi Arabia's regional arch-rival. The decision has since been adopted by several other Muslim nations. "He said only 16 percent of Qatar's food imports came through the now-closed land border crossing with Saudi Arabia "and it has been replaced already".
Paris: S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday cut Qatar's credit rating by one notch to AA- and put it on watch for further downgrades after Gulf Arab states severed ties. But it is also a small nation that for years has sought to appease the looming giants surrounding it - the Saudis to the south and west, the Iranians across the Persian Gulf.
Qatar has said it intends to take legal action against those responsible. "Perhaps this will be the beginning of the end to the horror of terrorism!" he wrote on the social media site. The Qatari Foreign Ministry said in a statement the two held talks on how "restore the normal relations" of the Gulf.
"This is a foreign policy gone wild", state minister for foreign affairs Anwar Gargash told AFP. 'Such a Trumpisation of treatment is particularly risky in a region already plagued by crisis'. They cited no change to the status of al-Udeid Air Base.
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Now, when there is no moratorium any more by Qatar on gas production as its closure of oil reserves are drawing nearer, an intensive drive for market exploration has been its priority.
Gause also noted Qatar's relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood "and other oppositional political groups", as well as Qatari cooperation with Iran on some issues "at a time when Saudi Arabia is confronting Iran directly on all sorts of fronts". The Arab Sunni nations accuse Qatar of supporting radical groups, including allowing or encouraging financial support.
If it wasn't Trump, it isn't clear just what brought the disagreement to the boil. According to the anonymous Saudi blogger Mujtahidd, the spark was the leak of documents about UAE interference in USA policy including the bribery of a former United States defence secretary.
Kuwait has been mentioned as a possible mediator; the amir paid a 'brotherly visit' to Riyadh but there is no word of the outcome. Turkey's parliament, on the other hand, has approved sending troops to an existing Turkish base in Qatar as a sign of support. Reports have suggested that the Indian government has offered to send in supplies.
Qatar also is the home to the regional headquarters of US Central Command (CENTCOM), which is responsible for the wars in Middle East. CENTCOM has said its operations have not been interrupted since the crisis erupted earlier this week.
This is a row the Arabs could do without, and it isn't over yet. Kuwait's emir flew to the UAE on Wednesday to discuss the crisis, while Qatari ally Turkey voiced willingness to play a role.
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