Western and Turkish backing for Doha

by Tauqeer Abbas
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The backing by Turkey, a NATO member state and rival to Saudi Arabia in the Muslim world, helps Qatar withstand the sanctions of four allied Arab states.

 

The support, moreover, gives assurances to the Qatari leaders, telling them that they will have beside them such serious patrons as the Turks who will not allow Qatar to fall victim to the Saudi excesses.

Furthermore, the US has given a mix of paradoxical responses to the Qatari crisis, making clear to the Saudi leaders that they cannot cross certain red lines and damage Qatar as Washington wants the two countries beside it. The occasional American pressures on Doha, the analysts note, are simply tactical, meant by Washington to wrest economic benefits from Qatar.

 

West and Riyadh against Qatar closeness to Iran

 

 

The late May visit of the American President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia pursued two goals: wresting money from the wealthy kingdom and forming an Anti-Iran coalition. But the Qatari rift not only foiled the alliance building plans but also cracked the bloc of the allies, with Qatar ending up moving towards Iran. Tehran, as its principal regional policy for friendly relationship with the neighbors, welcomed Doha in a bid to help the Qatari people avoid damages coming from all-out embargo. This move naturally prompted West and regional allies’ concerns about closeness of an Arab state to their regional rival.

 

 

The above-mentioned factors give the idea that the anti-Qatari Saudi Arabian measures not only failed to give the intended results but also backfired with vast damages at least to the kingdom’s credibility. Now Riyadh is left powerless and devoid of essential role in the Arab world decision making. Seeing its pressure tools impractical against Qatar, the Arab kingdom looks to change its tough stances in dealing with Qatar.

 

 

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