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| Iran, Turkey sign deal with Qatar to ease Gulf blockade |
| 2017-11-27 |
| [Al Ahram] Iran and ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... signed a deal Sunday with Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates... aimed at boosting commercial ties with the Gulf state which is under blockade by its Arab neighbours, Iranian state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? said. The broadcaster's website said the agreement provides for the creation of a "joint working group to facilitate the transit of goods between the three countries". It also said the three nations aimed to tackle "obstacles to sending goods from Iran and Turkey to Qatar". Qatar's relationship with Shia-dominated Iran, seen as the major rival to Sunni-ruled Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... in the Middle East, is one of the major factors underpinning the crisis between Qatar and its former allies. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt all cut ties with Qatar in June, accusing Doha of backing extremism and fostering ties with Iran, charges that Qatar denies. Since the crisis erupted, Iran and Turkey -- whose relations have warmed considerably in recent months -- have sought to help break Qatar's isolation, including by increasing food exports to the emirate. |
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