Between a rock and a hard place

Some countries, led by Saudi Arabia and Egypt, have severed their diplomatic relations with Qatar. Their reason is that Qatar provides financial support to terrorist groups in the region. 

There are many reasons at the same time for us to think that this move is an extension of U.S. President Donald Trump administration's Iran policies. 

Qatar, on one hand, acts contrary to Saudi Arabia and Egypt's interests with its support to the Muslim Brotherhood, while on the other hand, it prefers a more balanced relationship with Iran, in sharp contrast to Saudi Arabia. 

Our situation in this picture can precisely be explained with the phrase "between a rock and a hard place."  

We are building a military base with Qatar "against common enemies." A division tactical headquarters will be formed, where between 500 and 600 Turkish troops will be deployed, and the deputy commander will be a Turkish brigadier general. 

On the other hand, with President Erdoğan's words, we are in a "very comprehensive" military alliance with Saudi Arabia. This is a military alliance formed against terror organizations and supporters of terror. 

What will happen now? 

The first sign of what we will try to do was given by the foreign minister. He said Turkey will "do whatever it can" to overcome this crisis.

There are multifaceted financial relations between Qatar and Turkey. There are substantial Qatar investments in Turkey and in the case of a possible embargo; it is quite likely that Turkey will be negatively affected from this. 

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