The decision to welcome Qatar back into the herd of Gulf nations after a three-and-a-half-year blockade could lead to a stronger decision against Iran, experts say.
“These are the key players in the region. It’s beneficial for the region’s stability to move from a hostile to a working relationship,” said former Texas Republican Ted Poe, who is on the State Committee on Foreign Affairs. served, to Fox News. “As U.S. allies, their collective cooperation allows the U.S. to pursue its interests in the region more easily. Now that they are cooperating to a greater extent, it makes the U.S. interest more achievable.”
For Washington, the growing threat from Iran is the biggest problem on the list. A United GCC, the Gulf Cooperation Council organization from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar … along with Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt, can now coordinate and work together to better address Tehran’s threats.
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The group has made 13 demands to Qatar to end the blockade, from the closure of the Qatar-based and funded network Al Jazeera to Doha’s demand to completely isolate Iran. This opposed Qatar’s continued support for the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamic groups.
Ultimately, Qatar does not have to meet any of the demands. It also appears that the forthcoming government of Biden, who is taking the reins of US foreign policy, may also have played a role in speeding up a resolution. The establishment of the Iran nuclear program, which is apparently progressing, with Tehran announcing that it will increase its uranium enrichment to 20%, is a worrying development in Washington and in the region. Some believe that a united Golf Front has given a new strategic defeat to the troubled Iranian regime.
“Iran has reached the shortest point of the GCC agreement,” wrote Andrew Parasiliti of Al-Monitor. ‘Biden’s incoming government is better able to deter, confront and engage Iran; there is now one more thing to do, one more thing to build on … the only one on the outside that Iran is looking at is Iran, and that is as intended, and to Biden’s advantage. ‘
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Poe agrees, but also says that the Biden foreign policy team should continue the path instituted by the Trump administration. This policy helped ensure the historical recognition of Israel by four Arab countries: the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan.
“The new government must continue on the same path. The mutual recognition of Israel with various countries is a big step forward. Reports that some countries, such as Qatar, which did not recognize Israel, help the security of Israel by making sure that there are no attacks on Israel, is also encouraging. “