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Qatar blockade: Gulf states silent on Tillerson plea to ease measures
Nations behind a blockade on Qatar have welcomed strong comments from President Donald Trump backing their move, but were silent on calls from his secretary of state to ease the measures.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahrain have cut ties, accusing Qatar of funding terrorism. Qatar denies the accusations.
The UAE hailed Mr Trump’s “leadership”.
But the states did not respond to Secretary of…