Looking at the reasons given by various countries, there seems to be a unified caliber, with most of them accusing Qatar of supporting terrorist activities and undermining regional security.

For this reason, Qatar feels very aggrieved.

Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement later that day that the "blacklisting" action was "unprovoked."

The statement pointed out that Qatar is a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), abides by the Charter, respects other countries, never interferes in the internal affairs of other countries, and fulfills its obligations against terrorism and radical behavior.

In other words, we are all good brothers, and I am dedicated to fighting terrorism. How can you find this excuse to punish me?

The most direct reason is the Iranian factor, and the most direct "trigger" is the "leak scandal" of the speech of Qatar's Emir (Head of State) Tamim.

In the Middle East, the root cause of almost all problems is related to sectarian rivalries.

The general background is that Saudi Arabia, which is mainly Sunni, and Iran, which is mainly Shia, are at odds with each other. The two "boss" are old enemies.

Over the years, Qatar, which belongs to the Saudi camp, and Iran have secretly flirted with each other. Qatar's lack of firmness in "taking sides" has made Saudi Arabia, the "boss", quite unhappy.

What made Saudi Arabia and other countries even more furious was that after Rouhani was re-elected in the Iranian election last month, the Emir of Qatar had a phone call with him and publicly expressed his hope to further promote cooperative relations with Iran.

Immediately afterwards, the "Leakgate" incident followed "untimely".

The general situation of the "Leakgate" incident is this.

Tamim publicly supported Iran in a speech at the end of last month, saying that Iran is the center of the region and Islam and that it would be unwise to escalate tensions with Iran.

Qatar immediately denied this, insisting that hackers had falsified the content of the speech, and requested the CIA to intervene for a thorough investigation.

What Qatar has done is considered by Saudi Arabia to have touched a red line, and it has to implement "house rules" and "family laws". There is a strong momentum to join forces to "clean up the door."

It is often said that one should not be too high-profile. Qatar's sudden crisis of severing diplomatic relations is precisely the sequelae of its "too high-profile" behavior in recent years.

Located in the Persian Gulf, Qatar is a small country with a population of more than 2 million and a territory of more than 10,000 square kilometers. However, since the new century, Qatar has had the ambition of "a small country with big diplomacy" and can be called the "Singapore" of the Middle East.

Relying on its oil and gas wealth and the influence of Al Jazeera, Qatar has frequently appeared on the international stage in recent years and has gained unlimited fame.

Doha has become the region's aviation hub, with Qatar's sovereign fund investing everywhere and often sponsoring high-level sporting events.

Among other things, Qatar has hosted the 2006 Doha Asian Games, the 2011 Asian Cup, and won the right to host the 2022 World Cup.

In terms of Middle East affairs, Qatar has repeatedly been "unique" and does not take the "boss" Saudi Arabia into consideration.

For example, Qatar has always supported Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt; Qatar believes that Saudi Arabia and Iran should shake hands and make peace, and Iran must be included in the security framework of the Gulf region.

And these are precisely the taboos of Saudi Arabia.

Another factor is the United States.

Last month, U.S. President Trump visited the Middle East and brought together leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council and some countries in the Islamic world for a meeting. One of the signals was to be tough on Iran.

The "Leak Door" shows that Qatar clearly does not take the political consensus reached at this meeting into consideration.

Therefore, it is not ruled out that the United States was unhappy and Saudi Arabia took action, triggering the crisis of severing diplomatic relations.

And this just shows that due to its small size, Qatar still has to weigh its own weight if it wants to play "grand diplomacy" despite being extremely rich.

A direct and disastrous consequence is that all land routes in Qatar are currently blocked and turned into isolated islands. Food is mainly transported into the country through Saudi land transport. Qatari people are facing difficulties in their daily lives.

However, it wouldn’t be the Middle East without fighting, and diplomatic frictions are common in the Gulf region.

The crisis is still unfolding, but it is difficult to say whether it will get out of hand.

The Gulf region is a strategic location for the world's energy supply, and Qatar is an OPEC member that produces one-third of the world's liquefied natural gas.

This crisis of severing diplomatic relations will inevitably trigger fluctuations in global oil and gas prices, and the global political and business circles are paying close attention to the development of the situation.

In short, the "blacklist" game in the Middle East once again illustrates: there are risks in being high-profile, and you need to be careful with your words.

There is an old saying in China, which is to avoid chaos in the world. This is aptly applied to the Middle East.

No, at a time when the Palestinian-Israeli issue is unresolved, the war in Syria and Yemen continues, and the "Islamic State" is still arrogant, the "crisis of severing diplomatic relations" in Qatar has emerged. International oil prices have risen in response, adding to the chaos in the Middle East.

The blacklisting game has gained a lot of attention internationally.

On the 5th, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Yemen unanimously announced that they would sever diplomatic relations with Qatar, ordering Qatari diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours, and prohibiting Qatari citizens from traveling to these countries.

At the same time, various countries also announced to cut off land, sea and air transportation links with Qatar, and some even restricted Qatari citizens to leave the country within a certain period of time.