Jordan downgrades diplomatic ties with Qatar

Jordanian government spokesman Mohammad al Momani has announced that Amman will be reducing their diplomatic representation with Qatar as well as revoking Al Jazeera's Jordan TV channel's license.

Al Momani claimed that the decision resulted from Amman examining the "cause of crisis" between Doha and its neighbors.

Four Middle Eastern states all announced on Monday that they would be severing all diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing Doha of being a state sponsor of terrorism. Those states are Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

​"So good to see the Saudi Arabia visit with the King and 50 countries already paying off," he added a few hours later. "They said they would take a hard line on funding extremism, and all reference was pointing to Qatar. Perhaps this will be the beginning of the end to the horror of terrorism!"

Al Jazeera is owned and funded by the Qatari government.

(SPUTNIK NEWS)