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Black Swan in the Persian Gulf?
I know they like to call it the ‘Arabian Gulf,’ but it’s the Persian Gulf. Get over it. But, my god, what’s going on there! There’s no turning back from this sort of public outing of your partner in terror financing:
BREAKING: Saudi Arabia accuses Qatar of 'sponsoring terrorism' – @The_NewArab
— Conflict News (@Conflicts) June 5, 2017
Wow. Arab Coalition ends #Qatar participation, accuses Doha of "working with militias, supporting Qaeda & ISIS" https://t.co/BsneV7bbzq
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) June 5, 2017
Here’s a bit of background:
Here's the basic background on Qatar/GCC dispute. Also UAE ambassador to US had his email hacked. https://t.co/XwFvREiplC pic.twitter.com/ZnMXGluELG
— Max Fisher (@Max_Fisher) June 5, 2017
And did the Trump administration okay this?
US officials *just* met with the Saudis and Egyptians. Have to wonder whether they gave US headsup or asked go-ahead https://t.co/Yp8wBhr6pt
— Max Fisher (@Max_Fisher) June 5, 2017
It would seem so. And, if so, does this mean the Syria conflict (which was really a Qatari project) now de-escalated? While Yemen gets go ahead to escalate in Yemen?
