While Qatar remains resilient in the face of the Saudi-led blockade, US-Iran tensions could still pose a risk to the Gulf state.
Prior to the June 2017 blockade, Qatar’s food was imported through its only shared land border with Saudi Arabia. The blockade risked food shortages that were averted with deeper investments into food self-sufficiency, and deals with Iran and Turkey which fly and ship food products in.
Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines are still operating their flights across Iraq, and have shown no sign of discontinuing flights. Most airlines continue to avoid flying over Syria as well, and at various points including the present, avoided parts of Iran, Iraq, and most of Yemen. The additional mileage adds up, with airlines spending nearly $180 billion a year on jet fuel altogether.
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