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Nader Habibi

An oil pump works, on Saturday, April 16, 2016, in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain. Oil-producing countries are to meet in Qatar on Sunday, April 17, 2016, to discuss a plan to freeze output but their gathering comes as nations like Iran rapidly ramp up their pumping. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) (AP)

Qatar’s $15 billion snub of Trump over Turkey puts another key U.S. relationship at risk

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Iranian protesters chant slogans at a rally in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 30, 2017. (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Why Iran’s protests matter this time

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FILE- In this Jan. 1, 2015, file photo, staff members of Al-Jazeera International work at the news studio in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal, File)

Can tiny Qatar keep defying its powerful neighbors? It may be up to Washington

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