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Is it really a conspiracy that many countries broke off diplomatic relations with Qatar and Qatar was expelled from the "Gulf Team"?

Recently, a pro-Iran and anti-Saudi article was published on the website of Qatar National News Agency, which was caught by Saudi Arabia and other countries. As "just partners", Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Bahrain and other countries attacked Qatar in order to show that they are "responsible countries that love peace, oppose terrorism and wholeheartedly seek the well-being of all mankind". In other words, break off diplomatic relations with this black sheep. Therefore, Qatar is a member of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, a fighter of the Islamic anti-terrorist coalition and a member of the Arab League. How did it become like this? I believe everyone has heard the official statements of various countries and the serious discussions of experts and scholars from all sides. Let me tell you a less serious but equally important reason.

The core reason of this matter is actually very simple, that is, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Qatar was rated as the most competitive Arab country and Middle Eastern country by the World Economic Forum in 20001,and the super-rich country ranked first in the list of the richest countries and regions in the world published by Forbes magazine in 200012. Saudi Arabia, which is also an extremely local tyrant, wants to compete for the dominance of the Middle East and even the entire Arab world. Furthermore, although in most principles, the two countries will not object for the sake of opposition and then expose flaws and be attacked by the other side, their confrontation is extremely fierce in any field. For example, Dufu, as we all know, has a towering Kingdom Tower in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Similarly, there is a Doha Tower in Qatar. Saudi Arabia has the world's largest King Fahd Airport, and Qatar has Hamad International Airport, which is the base camp of Qatar Airways. We won't elaborate on all this. In short, the confrontation between the two countries can actually be said to be doing everything possible.

Kingdom architecture in Saudi Arabia

Doha Tower in Qatar

King Fahd Airport in Saudi Arabia

Hamad airport in Qatar

In terms of international influence, Saudi Arabia has unparalleled influence in the Islamic world by taking advantage of its mastery of the Islamic holy places of Mecca and Medina. In order to expand its influence, Wahhabism has been exporting fundamentalism. Thanks to the huge oil resources, the Wahhabi Sect has flourished in recent years with a large amount of dollars. Looks like a terrorist. He is a Wahhabi. Qatar, on the other hand, can't play religious cards because it doesn't have a holy city in its hands, but it can follow the pace of the United States and take the broad road of foundations and NGOs. Therefore, well-known organizations and political parties, such as Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood, have received a lot of financial support from Qatar. Thanks to the establishment of Al Jazeera, Qatar is not well-known in the Middle East in recent years, but it can also walk sideways in the world media.

Having said that, everyone will understand that the Arab countries as a whole have long been controlled by Saudi Arabia, but Qatar, a rising star, has always seen the misfortune of this boss and thinks that he is better than them and should be replaced. As the leading brother, Saudi Arabia naturally noticed it long ago, and just took this opportunity to severely beat this disobedient man.