"They have to end that funding and its extremist ideology in terms of funding", he said, lumping Qatar in with other nations which he said must "stop teaching people to kill other people".
India on Saturday said it is closely monitoring the situation in the Gulf where several countries led by Saudi Arabia have cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar and that the countries have assured continued support for the welfare and well-being of the large Indian diaspora.
Western diplomats are also saying that Qatar's government is allowing or even encouraging the funding of extremists, such as Al-Qaeda's branch in Syria.
Qatar faces isolation by fellow Arab countries after Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), and Egypt severed ties with Doha on June 5, accusing it of supporting Islamist militants and their adversary Iran.
Tillerson also said the blockade by Qatar's neighbors was "hindering USA military action in the region, and the campaign against ISIS", using an acronym for the Islamic State group. "I'm sorry, we will continue to give Qatar every kind of support".
Still, the Pentagon has been developing contingency plans in case there's any interruption, defense officials said. He credited Qatar's emir with making progress in curbing financial support and expelling terrorists, but added, "He must do more, and he must do it more quickly".
The Qatari government said the list "once again reinforces baseless allegations that hold no foundation in fact" and boasted: "We lead the region in attacking the roots of terrorism". Sheikh Mohammed is expected in Moscow Saturday, and officials said Friday he spoke with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson by telephone.
British Prime Minister Theresa May to form a minority government
The Northern Ireland party is officially opposed to same-sex marriages and abortions, both which are legal in the rest of Britain. May's party is short of the 326 it needed for an outright majority and fairly down from the 330 seats it had before the election.
Iranian media meanwhile reported that three traditional dhow boats carrying some 350 tons of fruit are to leave for Qatar from the small Iranian port of Dayyer.
Customers are seen shopping at the al-Meera market in the Qatari capital Doha, June 10, 2017.
Late on Thursday, a joint statement by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE accused 59 individuals and 12 charity organizations in Qatar of being "linked to terror".
Worldwide terrorism, violent extremism and religious intolerance pose grave threat not only to regional stability but also to global peace and order and must be confronted by all countries in a coordinated and comprehensive manner, the ministry said.
Incidentally, an "unnamed source" conveniently told MSNBC yesterday that Trump may have publicly celebrated the blockade of Qatar because he simply doesn't know that Centcom is based there.
Iran has sent five planes of food to Qatar, Iran's national carrier told on Sunday, days after Gulf countries cut off air and other transport links to the emirate.
The list included the International Union of Muslim Scholars' Egyptian chairman, Yousef al-Qaradawi, and Abdullah bin Khalid, a former interior minister of Qatar.
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