Second Qatar Crisis: Causes and Possible Solutions

... the military wing of the group, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, while Qatar sponsored its political leadership. Therefore, the situation appeared as though Tehran and Doha were not competing in Gaza but rather coordinating efforts in support of Hamas. Qatar’s 2017 steps on the Syrian track were taken by the Saudis as evidence of ties between Tehran/Hezbollah and Doha, while also indicating that Qatar exerted influence over Al-Qaeda, primarily its Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham group (previously known as ...