Qatar Airways has also taken all efforts to reassure its passengers that the vast majority of its global flights remain undisrupted and that those affected will be assisted as quickly as possible.
Tillerson also said the United States backs a Kuwaiti mediation effort aimed at resolving the crisis.
The State Department said it was "mystified" that Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates had not yet made clear their claims against Qatar or what they want to end the blockade.
India has been closely following the situation in the region in the wake of the decision by Saudi Arabia and some other Arab countries to break diplomatic relations with Qatar and closing all connectivity links with that country for its alleged support to terrorism. "The more time goes by, the more doubt is raised about the actions taken by Saudi Arabia and the (United Arab Emirates)".
"We have a backup plan which depends mainly on Turkey, Kuwait and Oman", he said. "Let's get this going". He received an extravagant welcome and lavished his hosts with praise.
Mixed messagesUntil Tuesday, the U.S. had generally aligned itself with Saudi Arabia.
The US maintains a large military base in Qatar, which is home to some 11,000 personnel.
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"In regards to the continuing dispute within the (Gulf Cooperation Council), we understand a list of demands has been prepared and coordinated by the Saudis, Emiratis, Egyptians, and Bahrainis", Tillerson said in a statement.
The same day, Trump, speaking at a Rose Garden news conference, called the blockade "hard but necessary" and appeared to reinforce his backing for the Saudi view of Qatari culpability. The subsequent inquiry ordered by the Qatari government into the hack used investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United Kingdom.One subsequent media report claimed that Russian hackers were responsible, a charge denied in Moscow.
At a high-level White House meeting on the crisis Friday, officials expressed frustration at the failure of Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and the others to present a promised list of their demands of Qatar. He said the hack was carried out in more than one country.
To date, the administration's messaging on the crisis has been inconsistent.
Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain had given their citizens a June 19 deadline to leave Qatar, a deadline which came into force on Monday. Another point of departure is Qatar's ties with Iran, with whom it shares one of the world's biggest gas fields.
On Wednesday, Trump discussed the Qatar row with Saudi Arabia's newly-appointed crown prince, on a call during which he also offered his congratulations to the new heir to the throne.
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