06-01-2019, 02:59 PM
** 01-Jun-2019 World View: Saudi Arabia and Qatar may be close to unifying against Iran
The last three days in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, have seen joint summit
meetings of three Sunni organizations -- the Gulf Coordination Council
(GCC), the Arab League, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
(OIC). The three summits were calledon an emergency basis by Saudi
Arabia, in response to bombing attacks on Sunday, May 12, on four
Saudi oil tankers in UAE's Fujairah port. Iran denies responsibility,
but the Saudis claim to have proof that Iran was responsible.
What's possibly most significant about the meeting is that the prime
minister of Qatar attended the meeting and that, furthermore, he shook
hands with both King Salman and Crown Prince Salman.
It's been two years since Saudi Arabia, joined by United Arab Emirates
(UAE), Bahrain and Egypt, broke relations with Qatar and imposed an
air, sea and land blockade on Qatar. I've never fully understood the
reason for that blockade, but apparently the core of the disagreement
is related to Arab tribal differences that go back to World War I and
the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Saudi Arabia accused Qatar of
supporting terrorism by the Muslim Brotherhood and by Iran.
Since then, there has been no sign that the blockade would be lifted.
There was no talk of lifting the blockade at the three-day summit
meeting, but the mere fact that Qatar's prime minister Sheikh Abdullah
bin Nasser Al-Thani attended the meeting at all is being taken as
a sign that a reconciliation might be possible.
At the very least, the bombing of the four Saudi oil tankers in UAE's
Fujairah port seems to have united the Arab countries against Iran for
the first time in years.
As long-time readers are aware, and as I've written many times,
Generational Dynamics predicts that the Mideast is headed for a major
regional war refighting the 1948 war between Jews and Arabs that
followed the partitioning of Palestine and the creation of the state
of Israel. The war will also pit Sunnis versus Shias, and various
ethnic groups against each other.Generational Dynamics predicts that
in the approaching Clash of Civilizations world war, the "axis" of
China, Pakistan and the Sunni Muslim countries will be pitted against
the "allies," the US, India, Russia and Iran.
---- Sources:
-- Saudi Arabia says reconciliation with Qatar possible if 'right
path' is followed
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi...h-followed
(Middle East Eye, 31-May-2019)
-- Iran rejects Saudi Arabia's 'baseless' allegations at Arab summit
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/i...14467.html
(Al-Jazeera, 31-May-2019)
-- PM's presence at Makkah (Mecca) summits shows Qatar's keenness for
peace in region
https://www.gulf-times.com/story/632875/...-in-region
(Gulf-Times, Qatar, 30-May-2019)
-- Kuwait Emir: GCC summit didn’t address end to Qatar embargo
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/201906...r-embargo/
(Middle East Monitor, 1-Jun-2019)
-- Saudi FM: Gulf solution possible if Qatar returns to 'right path'
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/s...45299.html
(Al-Jazeera, 31-May-2019)
-- Mecca summit supports Palestinians, backs Saudis in Iran standoff
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/m...21981.html
(Al-Jazeera, 1-Jun-2019)
---- Related
*** 16-May-2019 World View: Mideast tensiions grow after attacks attributed to Iran
http://gdxforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?...656#p45656
** 4-Dec-18 World View -- Qatar withdraws from Saudi Arabia-led OPEC
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/x...tm#e181204
** 6-Jun-17 World View -- Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations cut ties with Qatar in new Mideast crisis
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/x...tm#e170606
The last three days in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, have seen joint summit
meetings of three Sunni organizations -- the Gulf Coordination Council
(GCC), the Arab League, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
(OIC). The three summits were calledon an emergency basis by Saudi
Arabia, in response to bombing attacks on Sunday, May 12, on four
Saudi oil tankers in UAE's Fujairah port. Iran denies responsibility,
but the Saudis claim to have proof that Iran was responsible.
What's possibly most significant about the meeting is that the prime
minister of Qatar attended the meeting and that, furthermore, he shook
hands with both King Salman and Crown Prince Salman.
It's been two years since Saudi Arabia, joined by United Arab Emirates
(UAE), Bahrain and Egypt, broke relations with Qatar and imposed an
air, sea and land blockade on Qatar. I've never fully understood the
reason for that blockade, but apparently the core of the disagreement
is related to Arab tribal differences that go back to World War I and
the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Saudi Arabia accused Qatar of
supporting terrorism by the Muslim Brotherhood and by Iran.
Since then, there has been no sign that the blockade would be lifted.
There was no talk of lifting the blockade at the three-day summit
meeting, but the mere fact that Qatar's prime minister Sheikh Abdullah
bin Nasser Al-Thani attended the meeting at all is being taken as
a sign that a reconciliation might be possible.
At the very least, the bombing of the four Saudi oil tankers in UAE's
Fujairah port seems to have united the Arab countries against Iran for
the first time in years.
As long-time readers are aware, and as I've written many times,
Generational Dynamics predicts that the Mideast is headed for a major
regional war refighting the 1948 war between Jews and Arabs that
followed the partitioning of Palestine and the creation of the state
of Israel. The war will also pit Sunnis versus Shias, and various
ethnic groups against each other.Generational Dynamics predicts that
in the approaching Clash of Civilizations world war, the "axis" of
China, Pakistan and the Sunni Muslim countries will be pitted against
the "allies," the US, India, Russia and Iran.
---- Sources:
-- Saudi Arabia says reconciliation with Qatar possible if 'right
path' is followed
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi...h-followed
(Middle East Eye, 31-May-2019)
-- Iran rejects Saudi Arabia's 'baseless' allegations at Arab summit
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/i...14467.html
(Al-Jazeera, 31-May-2019)
-- PM's presence at Makkah (Mecca) summits shows Qatar's keenness for
peace in region
https://www.gulf-times.com/story/632875/...-in-region
(Gulf-Times, Qatar, 30-May-2019)
-- Kuwait Emir: GCC summit didn’t address end to Qatar embargo
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/201906...r-embargo/
(Middle East Monitor, 1-Jun-2019)
-- Saudi FM: Gulf solution possible if Qatar returns to 'right path'
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/s...45299.html
(Al-Jazeera, 31-May-2019)
-- Mecca summit supports Palestinians, backs Saudis in Iran standoff
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/m...21981.html
(Al-Jazeera, 1-Jun-2019)
---- Related
*** 16-May-2019 World View: Mideast tensiions grow after attacks attributed to Iran
http://gdxforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?...656#p45656
** 4-Dec-18 World View -- Qatar withdraws from Saudi Arabia-led OPEC
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/x...tm#e181204
** 6-Jun-17 World View -- Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations cut ties with Qatar in new Mideast crisis
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/x...tm#e170606
