It was not clear what the king's response was.Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut off travel and trade ties with Qatar last June, accusing it of backing their arch-rival, Iran, and supporting terrorism. Qatar denies the charges and says the boycott impinges on its sovereignty. "An administration spokeswoman would not expand on an earlier White House description of the call with the Saudi king. Trump appeared on Wednesday to threaten an imminent retaliatory missile strike in Syria.It remains to be seen whether Trump's Gulf pressure campaign will work. "The readout did not recount Trump's tough tone or describe a U.S. deadline for resolving the dispute.

Source: Egypt Today April 11, 2018 22:41 UTC