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By Vivian Nereim and Farah Elbahrawy

January 6, 2021 at 5:59 AM UTC

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January 6, 2021 at 8:53 AM UTC

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Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states agreed to fully restore ties with neighboring Qatar on Tuesday after a sustained U.S. push for the countries to unite against Iran.

The breakthrough ending a dispute among some of the world’s top oil and gas producers that erupted in 2017 came just two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden takes office after pledging a new start with Tehran.