Qatar’s 10-day deadline to submit to 13 demands of a Saudi-led bloc was extended to Wednesday at the request of the emir of Kuwait, a mediator in the conflict. That hasn’t happened, with leaders in Doha buoyed by their gas wealth as well as support from Turkey and Iran. That means winning over Oman and Kuwait, neither of which joined the action against Qatar: Kuwait’s emir is heavily involved in meditation efforts while Oman has stayed out of the spat entirely. suggest they are “bullish on their ability to continue to push Qatar to get what they want.”Trump spoke on Sunday with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, U.A.E. and Qatar to address the dispute and emphasized the need for unity to fight terrorism.

Source: Economic Times July 03, 2017 09:42 UTC