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2017 in review: How did the Qatar crisis affect the Arab Gulf?

Led by Saudi Arabia, several states in the Middle East and Africa have severed ties with Qatar, accusing the gas-rich Gulf state of supporting terrorism and Iran. Qatar denies the allegations.

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A depiction of Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, attracts signatures and comments of support from residents amid a diplomatic crisis between Qatar and neighbouring Arab countries in Doha, Qatar, July 3, 2017.

In 2017, the Middle East's relatively stable Gulf monarchies witnessed a rocky falling out.

Beyond wars in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, a diplomatic rift continued apace as the region's two competing powers, Iran and Saudi Arabia, tried to outmanoeuvre each other.

There have been long-standing differences between Qatar and its neighbours, but the current dispute – revolving around allegations of supporting terrorism and being too close to Iran – appears to be more serious.

TRTWorld's Iolo ap Dafydd looks at the proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and how other countries have reacted.