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It’s an extremely petty move by Saudi Arabia to, essentially, build a moat around Qatar and put a military base and nuclear waste dump right next to it for good
by siruncledrew 8y ago
It’s an extremely petty move by Saudi Arabia to, essentially, build a moat around Qatar and put a military base and nuclear waste dump right next to it for good measure.
This seems like a PR stunt by the Saudis to intimidate Qatar.
- atlantic 8y agoApparently, neither Qatar nor Turkey are following the script regarding Iran's diplomatic isolation. So they get punished in various ways. https://financialtribune.com/articles/domestic-economy/76877/iran-turkey-qatar-sign-deal-to-ease-doha-blockade https://financialtribune.com/articles/domestic-economy/76877...
- huhtenberg 8y agoWhich script is it they don't follow?
- atlantic 8y agoImposing a trade embargo on Iran. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/08/here-are-iran-sanctions-returning-after-trump-leaves-nuclear-deal.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/08/here-are-iran-sanctions-retu...
- huhtenberg 8y agoIt's the US embargo on Iran. It doesn't automatically extend to any other country that remains in the Iran nuclear accord. The US can pressure these countries to reinstate the embargo, but the "script" is still US-centric.