The Gulf States, from Qatar: it is said that the Emirate supported the terrorism. But is it really the Anti-Terror fight or not but one other aspect of Saudi Arabia?
In front of the Skyline of Doha, capital of Qatar
The U.S. presidential office announced that President Donald Trump will make an effort to de-escalate the situation in the Gulf. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt had to be cancelled on Monday, all diplomatic ties to the small Emirate of Qatar. The United States wanted to “not a permanent rupture” between the Gulf States, said a representative of the Trump government. Therefore, they want to bring you in a possible Meeting “in the right direction”.
US-President Trump had given this direction already at the time of his first visit abroad in may in Riyadh and to Saudi Arabia in the Region, strengthen the back: Trump had accused in his speech, Riads arch-enemy Tehran’s support for terrorism. “Iran funded, armed and train terrorists, mercenaries and other extremist groups,” said the US President. In addition, the Arab States would need to ensure that “terrorists find no safe place on their territory”.
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Accusation: Terrorism-Support
King Salman Ibn Abd-Aziz was impressed by trump’s plans to forge a new Front against Iran. And that has to get the small Emirate of Qatar is now the first to feel:
Why? The official reason for the break-up with Doha is Qatar’s support for the terrorism of the so-called “Islamic state” (IS), the Muslim brotherhood, the Palestinian Hamas and terrorist groups in Saudi East of Khan Yunis ‘ Northern buildings of the Region and in Bahrain. Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Manama and Cairo before throwing the Emirate, to endanger the stability and security in the Gulf. US President, Trump called the action against Qatar in a Tweet, “maybe the beginning of the end” of the terrible terrorism. He is pleased that his visit in Riyadh have made it so fast paid.
But unofficially it seems to go so much to the terrorism, but the relationship of Qatar to Iran. Because this is a particularly Saudi Arabia, has long been a thorn in the eye.
To close connection to Iran
The beginning of the new crisis with Doha, after Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, a few weeks ago allegedly positive about Iran’s stabilizing role in the Region had expressed. Later, the Saudi media reported that outraged, Qatar’s foreign Minister had met in Iraq with the chief of the elite unit of the Iranian revolutionary guards. In addition, Qatar is said to have congratulated the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, whose re-election.
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His country will reject any tutelage by other Gulf States, said the Qatari foreign Minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on Tuesday the TV station Al-Jazeera. He announced, however, Qatar was willing to let the situation escalate further. In addition to the USA, even Kuwait has offered to mediate in the dispute.
With Donald Trump of Saudi Arabia imagines a President again at his side, wants to have Iran together with you in the barriers: Differently, than under President Barack Obama, the castle with Tehran on a nuclear Deal. “We see the first receipt of the trip Trumps to Saudi Arabia,” said the foreign policy spokesman of the Greens, Omid Nouripour, the Reuters news Agency. “Because Saudi Arabia enforces according to the demonstrative support of the United States now its role as a regional power.”
Old rivals – new rivals
Long Riyadh accuses his Shia neighbour, Iran, in the Affairs of the Sunni Kingdom, to interfere, to destabilize it and to its role in the Middle East. They fear this is not least because the disadvantaged Shiite minority in Eastern Saudi may Arabia feel animated revolt – exactly where important Oil reserves are. Also Bahrain has a fear of too much influence of the Shiites of Iran, but the leadership of the country a Sunni, the majority of the population Shia. In addition, Iran has extended its influence in Iraq and Syria massively during the Syria war. Saudi Arabia sees itself as surrounded.
In the Arabic-Islamic world, Saudi has tied-Arabia, important allies for so long: The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are on the side of Riyadh. Anyway, the Kingdom dominated the Gulf cooperation Council (GCC). Even the autocratically ruled Egypt, dependent on Saudi billion injection of Finance, mostly as a loyal Partner. Although Egypt has intensified in the past year, its ties to Tehran, actually, to the displeasure of Saudi Arabia.
Qatar – the political alone
The political alone of the small Emirate of Qatar, with its less than three million inhabitants, has interfered with Saudi Arabia a long time ago. Under the reign of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the relations to Iran between 1995 and 2013 have become significantly tighter. His son has maintained this ratio looks set to continue – not surprising As Qatar and Iran both claim to be the largest natural gas raise the occurrence in the Persian Gulf, the South Pars gas field. You can share it. However, an ally of Iran, had so far in Qatar. Riyadh accuses Doha, therefore, to put his own interests ahead of the Gulf cooperation Council.
Add to this: Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa has been awarded by the Foundation of the pan-Arab channel Al-Jazeera his country a modern coat of paint, and political self-awareness. The channel showed images of the first protest movements in 2011 during the so-called Arab spring, which caused a in Riyadh for great anger. Because Qatar in the Arabic-language programs of its transmitter no secret of the fact that it is on the side of the Muslim brotherhood. In the eyes of the Saudi clergy, the Muslim is threatening the brotherhood with the claim to power of the Wahhabis.
Left: Egypt’s Ex-President Morsi of the Muslim brotherhood. Right: Qatar’s Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani (2012)
Qatar is said to have supported the IS related in part to the ideologies of the Wahabis, is therefore rather unlikely, and also not proven. However, it is known that both the Qatari as well as Saudi can cal private people the IS money.
A fall of the dynasty threatens?
That Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, Qatar will now turn to the back, is just pure menacing gestures, but to drive the country into the Close. Qatar is largely dependent on imports – particularly in the case of foods it is to rely on Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The airline Qatar Airways are allowed to land in any of the countries are more or start. Moreover, Saudi Arabia has excluded the Qatari army from its military Alliance in the Yemen war. Also, the orientation of the 2022 football world Cup is due to the terrorism charge being put to the test. Within the world Association FIFA, the voices are getting louder and louder, to reconsider Qatar as a world Cup football country again. The future of the channel Al-Jazeera is currently uncertain.
In an official letter to Saudi to Arabia, the ruling Al-Thani dynasty and the religious legitimacy denied. This experts values already as a call to overthrow.
The Emir of Qatar, is facing the most serious crisis of his dynasty. Saudi Arabia, however, feels of trump’s support is so inspired that it wants to convince Washington of its huge air force base from Qatar to deduct. The question that remains open, is now, as, of all things, Trump wants to settle his visit to Riyadh this crisis.