Takeaway: President Trump weighed in with a tweet this morning that seems to side with Saudi Arabia. Will the situation get resolved or get worse?

today, june 6 at 3:00 PM eastern time

Join us for a Flash call today, June 6, 2017 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time for analysis of the Qatar-Saudi standoff with Marcelle Wahba, former US Ambassador to the UAE and current President of the Arab Gulf States Institute of Washington.

On Monday, Saudi Arabia was joined by the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt in cutting off diplomatic and economic ties to Qatar over claims of Qatari support for terrorism activities.  The development raises the geopolitical risk in the region on the heels of the US-Arab summit in Riyadh attended by President Trump.

It also potentially complicates OPEC cohesion on the production cut deal just extended for another nine months making oil markets nervous about the situation.

Trump weighed in this morning with a tweet on the dispute highlighting his trip and seemingly siding with Saudi Arabia. Of course, the US Central Command has a base in Qatar that ironically was relocated from Saudi Arabia.

FLASH CALL: Qatar-Saudi Standoff with Former US Ambassador to UAE - Trump Qatar tweet

 The call will give a current real-time update on the situation in the Gulf and provide analysis of the geopolitical risk and potential impacts on energy markets. The call will be moderated by Hedgeye Energy Policy Analyst Joe McMonigle.

CALL INFO:

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

3:00 PM Eastern Time

Speaker: Marcelle Wahba, former US Ambassador to UAE & President of the Arab Gulf States Institute of Washington

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