Trump has aligned himself closely with Saudi Arabia and an allied bloc of Arab countries since taking office. "The time had come to call on Qatar to end its funding — they have to end that funding — and its extremist ideology in terms of funding," Trump said. Saudi Arabia, however, is locked in a regional power struggle with Iran. Additionally, Saudi Arabia sealed shut Qatar's only land border, impacting a significant source of food imports for the peninsula nation. The rights group says that, according to Qatar's National Human Rights Committee, more than 11,000 nationals of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and UAE live in Qatar.

Source: Fox News June 10, 2017 12:31 UTC