Bahrain, UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt cut diplomatic ties to Qatar. Qatar News Agency is being blamed for a security incident at the news agency. The alleged hack resulted in a fake news article that inflamed leaders in the region. The article quoted Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the eighth emir of Qatar, as saying Iran was “a regional Islamic power that cannot be ignored” Qatar asked for and received assistance from the FBI in order to investigate the incident.”]