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My knowledge of middle eastern politics is not good, but how does Oman factor into this?
by Hasz 9y ago
My knowledge of middle eastern politics is not good, but how does Oman factor into this?
- sndean 9y agoA while ago I saw that Qatar was getting around some of the transport restrictions imposed in the Gulf by using ports in Oman. Edit: Here's an article that tries to answer your question: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/oman-stance-qatar-gulf-crisis-171125061013462.html https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/oman-stance-qatar-gul...
- jpatokal 9y agoIt doesn't. Both Kuwait and Oman try hard not to make waves so they can profit off both sides. Incidentally, so does the UAE: a huge portion of local investment, especially in Dubai, is linked to Iran, and not just regular trade but sanctions busting, money laundering, etc.
- kchoudhu 9y agoOman has maintained neutrality in the conflict, and their Sultan is doing shuttle diplomacy between Doha and Riyadh. In the interim, Qatar has rerouted all of its trans-shipping activity from Dubai to Muscat.