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Doha
A Saudi proposal to invade Qatar was firmly rejected by the US almost three years ago, according to a report by Foreign Policy.
"During a June 6, 2017, call with Saudi King Salman, US President Donald Trump firmly rejected a Saudi proposal to invade Qatar," the report said.
"Soon after, the United States requested Kuwaiti mediation with the goal of resolving the conflict within the confines of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)."
This is the latest in a series of reports that unveil the anti-Qatar quartet's plans to launch a military operation against Qatar after Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt announced a blockade against Doha in June 2017.
Several reports that came out in 2017 suggested that the then US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson might have lost his job becuase of his efforts to stop the anti-Qatar quartet's invasion plans.
In the months that followed Tillerson's departure, press reports strongly suggested that the countries lobbying hardest for his removal were Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, both of which were frustrated by Tillerson’s attempts to mediate and end their blockade of Qatar.
One report in the New York Times even suggested that the UAE ambassador to Washington knew that Tillerson would be forced out three months before he was fired in March.
Doha
A Saudi proposal to invade Qatar was firmly rejected by the US almost three years ago, according to a report by Foreign Policy.
"During a June 6, 2017, call with Saudi King Salman, US President Donald Trump firmly rejected a Saudi proposal to invade Qatar," the report said.
"Soon after, the United States requested Kuwaiti mediation with the goal of resolving the conflict within the confines of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)."
This is the latest in a series of reports that unveil the anti-Qatar quartet's plans to launch a military operation against Qatar after Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt announced a blockade against Doha in June 2017.
Several reports that came out in 2017 suggested that the then US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson might have lost his job becuase of his efforts to stop the anti-Qatar quartet's invasion plans.
In the months that followed Tillerson's departure, press reports strongly suggested that the countries lobbying hardest for his removal were Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, both of which were frustrated by Tillerson’s attempts to mediate and end their blockade of Qatar.
One report in the New York Times even suggested that the UAE ambassador to Washington knew that Tillerson would be forced out three months before he was fired in March.
