Gulf crisis: Trump gloats about his Saudi visit ‘paying off’

New Delhi [India], June 06 : Terming the sidelining of Qatar by Gulf nations as 'the beginning of the end to the horror of terrorism', U.S.

President Donald Trump gloated about his recent visit to the Middle east, which according to him paved the way for this move.

Seemingly unfazed over the accusations that held him responsible for the ongoing 'Gulf crisis', the President appeared to be bragging in a series of tweets.

"So good to see the Saudi Arabia visit with the King and 50 countries already paying off. They said they would take a hard line on funding..." "..extremism, and all reference was pointing to Qatar.

Perhaps this will be the beginning of the end to the horror of terrorism!" "During my recent trip to the Middle East I stated that there can no longer be funding of Radical Ideology.

Leaders pointed to Qatar - look!". Recently, six Arab countries including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, as well as the Western-recognised governments of Yemen and Libya, abruptly cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, after accusing it of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, Islamist political movement that allegedly supports pro-Iran militias, and funding terror activities.

The Middle Eastern countries were later joined by the Indian Ocean island nation of The Maldives. Following the crisis, Iranian officials accused the U.S. of setting the scene for the escalating Gulf diplomatic crisis during President Donald Trump's recent trip to the Saudi Arabia.

Two weeks ago, on his first foreign visit, Trump met the rulers of several Middle Eastern countries to discuss measures to limit Iran's power in the region, a gathering which he had hoped "may someday be remembered as the beginning of peace in the Middle East." He also announced (Dollar) 110 billion-worth of weapons sales to Saudi Arabia.

The present tension in the Gulf started right after Trump left the region. Tensions surged between countries closer to Saudi Arabia (such as Bahrain, and Egypt) and others, such Qatar, with ties to Iran.

Earlier, a Saudi press agency statement said the move was necessary because of "grave violations being committed by the authorities in Doha over the past years in secret and public," including giving shelter to various terrorist groups, some of them backed by Iran.

Qatar has maintained its diplomatic clout in part by being the home of U.S. Central Command and the U.S's largest air base in the region and hosting branches of prestigious Western universities.

Source: ANI