Monday, June 5, 2017

US urges talks as nations break with Qatar

Top U.S. officials are urging the nations of the Persian Gulf to talk, following the decisions by  by Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen to break ties with Qatar.

Qatar hosts the regional headquarters for the U.S. Central Command as well as leasing key bases to the American military.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is urging all of the nations to come together for talks.

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