Iran Showdown Forces Sign of Breakthrough in Gulf Arab Spat

Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah to attend Saudi summits
Move comes as rising U.S. tensions with Iran prompt rethink

Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Al Thani — Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Al Thani
Photographer: Jalal Morchidi/Getty Images Agency/Anadolu

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By Fiona MacDonald and Zainab Fattah

May 29, 2019 at 4:16 PM UTC

Updated on

May 30, 2019 at 9:56 AM UTC

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It took the threat of war with Iran to force Gulf Arab rivals into a show of unity.

Qatar said that Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Al Thani will attend regional summits in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, in the highest-level visit since the kingdom and its allies imposed an embargo on their neighbor in 2017.