Politics
100 Days of the Big Gulf Feud: Now Pick Sides
As the region divides over Qatar, keeping friends might also mean making enemies.
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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.