Qatar's riyal currency, pegged at 3.64 to the USA dollar, was under pressure last week as banks reacted nervously to the diplomatic rift.
More than 11,000 United States and coalition forces are stationed at the Udeid Air Base in Qatar, from which more than 100 aircraft operate.
Qatar has the largest USA military base in the Middle East, and Tillerson said, "the blockade is hindering US military actions in the region and the campaign against ISIS".
Tillerson also said that Qatar has a history of supporting groups across a wide political spectrum, including those that engage in violence, and that the emir of Qatar had made progress in halting financial support for "terrorism" but that he must do more.
"We call for calm and thoughtful dialogue with clear expectations and accountability among the parties in order to strengthen relationships", Tillerson said, adding that he had spoken to many leaders in the region.
Egypt and Bahrain, which on Monday cut ties with Qatar and accused it of fomenting instability, tightened their squeeze by putting dozens of figures with links to the tiny, wealthy nation on terrorism blacklists. Several other countries followed suit.
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A group of Gulf nations led by Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic ties as well as land, sea and air travel with Qatar on June 5, accusing the country of supporting Sunni extremist groups and Iranian-backed Shiite militants to destabilize the region.
Qatar can import goods from Turkey, the Far East or Europe and will respond to the crisis by diversifying its economy even more, he told CNBC. The hack, which US officials reportedly believe was carried out by Russian Federation, includes the posting of a fake news story.
He demanded that Qatar, as well as the other nations, take steps to curtail support for terrorism.
Tillerson, speaking at the State Department, said the U.S. would help support efforts to mediate the crisis, along with Kuwait - another Gulf country that has stepped up to try to broker a resolution.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday that the two leaders spoke on the phone and "discussed the consequences of the decision by a number of Arab countries to break diplomatic ties with Qatar".
Turkish officials were not immediately available to comment on the report but Hurriyet said there were plans send some 200-250 soldiers within two months in the initial stage. Their services would be paid for out of the $2.5 million fee, according to the four-page contract, which also says that Ashcroft, who served as attorney general from 2001 to 2005 under President George W. "Others must also continue to eliminate factions of support for violent organisations within their own borders".
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