Saudi Arbia

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attends a Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Doha, Qatar. (AP/Osama Faisal)
It’s not every day that two states with similar societies and international alignments break into an open cold war, but this is what is happening between Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
Here’s what you need to know.
 

President Donald Trump waves as he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leave their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
The Trump administration is in discussions about the formation of a regional Arab security alliance with Israel as a counterbalance to Iran’s influence in the Middle East, according to Arab officials.