Thursday 30 May 2019

Iran Showdown Forces Sign of Breakthrough in Gulf Arab Spat - Bloomberg

Iran Showdown Forces Sign of Breakthrough in Gulf Arab Spat - Bloomberg:

It took the threat of war with Iran to force Gulf Arab rivals into a show of unity.

Qatar said that Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Al Thani will attend regional summits in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, in the highest-level visit since the kingdom and its allies imposed an embargo on their neighbor in 2017.

The visit, the first concrete step toward ending a rift that severed diplomatic and trade ties, comes amid fears the region may be sliding into conflict as the U.S. raises economic and military pressure on Iran. Saudi Arabia called for three meetings -- one for Gulf leaders, another for Arab states and a third for all Muslim nations -- after attacks on its oil facilities and several ships near the Persian Gulf. Iran has denied any involvement in the incidents.

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