Qatar diplomatic crisis 2017

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The Qatar diplomatic crisis of 2017 was a major regional dispute in which several Arab states abruptly cut ties with and imposed a blockade on Qatar over allegations of supporting terrorism and fostering close relations with Iran, sharply escalating tensions within the Gulf Cooperation Council.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gulf crisis ⓘ
diplomatic crisis ⓘ
international dispute ⓘ
accusationByBlockadingStates interference in internal affairs of neighbors ⓘ
support for Islamist movements ⓘ
support for terrorism ⓘ
conflictWith Qatar–Bahrain relations ⓘ
Qatar–Egypt relations ⓘ
Qatar–Saudi Arabia relations ⓘ
Qatar–United Arab Emirates relations ⓘ
demandsByBlockadingStates closure of Al Jazeera ⓘ
downgrading ties with Iran ⓘ
ending support for Islamist groups ⓘ
shutting down Turkish military base in Qatar ⓘ
describedAs Gulf diplomatic rift ⓘ
blockade of Qatar ⓘ
effectOn Gulf Cooperation Council unity ⓘ
Qatar’s LNG export logistics ⓘ
Qatar’s food security ⓘ
regional air travel routes ⓘ
endedBy Al-Ula Declaration ⓘ
endEvent 41st GCC Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia ⓘ
endTime 2021-01-05 ⓘ
hasCause Qatar’s close relations with Iran ⓘ
allegations of Qatari support for terrorism ⓘ
disagreements over Qatar’s foreign policy and media influence ⓘ
involvesOrganization Al Jazeera Media Network ⓘ
Hamas ⓘ
Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
Taliban political office in Doha ⓘ
location Gulf Cooperation Council states ⓘ
Persian Gulf region ⓘ
linked to: Persian Gulf
mainParticipant Bahrain ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
Gulf Cooperation Council ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
Kuwait ⓘ
Qatar ⓘ
Qatar Airways ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
United Arab Emirates ⓘ
United States ⓘ
mediatedBy Kuwait ⓘ
Kuwaiti Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ⓘ
United States ⓘ
notableEvent Qatar’s rerouting of air traffic via Iran and Turkey ⓘ
airspace ban on Qatar Airways by neighboring states ⓘ
closure of only land border between Qatar and Saudi Arabia ⓘ
increased Turkish troop deployment to Qatar ⓘ
rapid development of domestic food production in Qatar ⓘ
signing of US–Qatar memorandum of understanding on counterterrorism financing in 2017 ⓘ
withdrawal of ambassadors and diplomatic staff ⓘ
opponent Bahrain ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
United Arab Emirates ⓘ
primaryLanguageContext Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
QatarPosition claim that measures were unjustified and violated sovereignty ⓘ
denial of supporting terrorism ⓘ
insistence on independent foreign policy ⓘ
relatedTo 2014 Saudi–Qatar diplomatic conflict ⓘ
Arab Spring ⓘ
Gulf Cooperation Council crisis ⓘ
Saudi–Iranian proxy conflict ⓘ
result deep rift within the Gulf Cooperation Council ⓘ
increased Qatari economic self-sufficiency ⓘ
regional realignment of alliances ⓘ
strengthened Qatar–Iran relations ⓘ
strengthened Qatar–Turkey relations ⓘ
sanctionType air blockade ⓘ
closure of airspace to Qatari aircraft ⓘ
closure of ports to Qatari-flagged vessels ⓘ
diplomatic boycott ⓘ
expulsion of Qatari citizens ⓘ
land border closure ⓘ
sea blockade ⓘ
trade restrictions ⓘ
startTime 2017-06-05 ⓘ
supportedBy Iran ⓘ
Kuwait ⓘ
Oman ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
timePeriod 2017–2021 ⓘ

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Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud → involvedIn → Qatar diplomatic crisis 2017 ⓘ
Al-Ula Declaration → resolvedConflictWith → Qatar–United Arab Emirates diplomatic rift ⓘ
linked to: Qatar diplomatic crisis 2017
Al-Ula Declaration → topic → Gulf diplomatic crisis ⓘ
linked to: Qatar diplomatic crisis 2017
Al-Ula Declaration → precededBy → 2017–2021 Qatar diplomatic crisis ⓘ
linked to: Qatar diplomatic crisis 2017