Second Qatar Crisis: Causes and Possible Solutions

... Kuwait. It also refrained from any military involvement in Yemen, trying to mediate the conflict. This action resulted in the Oman and Kuwait monarchs jointly inviting Hassan Rouhani to Muscat and El Kuwait respectively. The visit took place in February 2017, and becoming yet another challenge to Riyadh’s authority. The possibility of Qatar joining this duo threatened Saudi Arabia’s leading role in the GCC, which could split the pact into two triads. In light of the above, it is quite clear that the campaign against Qatar could ...