Politics

100 Days of the Big Gulf Feud: Now Pick Sides

As the region divides over Qatar, keeping friends might also mean making enemies.

Photographer: Karim Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images

Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

A spectacular display of acrobatics and pyrotechnics marked the opening of Qatar’s new $7.4 billion port last week, but it was the timing that was more striking than the extravaganza.

With officials invited from Iran, Kuwait and Oman, the Sept. 5 event sent a defiant message: Qatar won’t be confined by a Saudi-led embargo and you’re either with us or against us.