Qatar diplomatic crisis 2017

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Gulf crisis diplomatic crisis international dispute

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 ⓘ surface form: Gulf Cooperation Council states Persian Gulf ⓘ surface form: Persian Gulf region
mainParticipant	Bahrain ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Gulf Cooperation Council ⓘ Iran ⓘ Kuwait ⓘ Qatar ⓘ Qatar Airways ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ Turkey ⓘ United Arab Emirates ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
mediatedBy	Kuwait ⓘ Kuwaiti Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Iran–Saudi Arabia rivalry ⓘ surface form: 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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