Qatar restores diplomatic ties with Iran despite demands by Arab neighbors
Artwork depicting Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at the Islamic Museum in Doha on Aug. 20, 2017. (Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images)/ Qatar said Thursday it has restored diplomatic relations with Iran, marking a further break with Arab nations that have joined against Qatar for its links to Islamist groups and others perceived by U.S. allies as regional threats. The decision ignores demands by Qatar’s neighbors — led by Saudi Arabia — to limit ties with Tehran and threatens to deepen the region’s worst diplomatic crisis in decades, which ...
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