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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on June 15, 2017, 08:15:13 am
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Emirati ambassador: US should rethink its air base in Qatar
By: Josh Lederman, The Associated Press, June 13, 2017
WASHINGTON — The United States should consider moving its air base out of Qatar, the Emirati ambassador to the U.S. said Tuesday, encouraging the Trump administration to use its leverage to further pressure Qatar over alleged support for extremism.
As the Persian Gulf crisis enters its second week, Ambassador Yousef al-Otaiba of the United Arab Emirates said Qatar's neighbors would "fairly soon" give the U.S. a list of specific actions Qatar must take before punitive steps are lifted. He said the list would likely include Qatari sanctions on bank accounts of individuals that Qatar's neighbors have already sanctioned — and possibly on the banks themselves.
http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/emirati-ambassador-us-should-rethink-its-air-base-in-qatar