卡塔尔酋长阿勒萨尼（Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani）在2013年6月自愿退位，他的埃米尔之位由其子塔米姆（Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani）继承，但这并未满足沙特对卡塔尔改变外交政策的期望。
The voluntary abdication by Qatar’s Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani in June 2013, and his replacement as Emir by his son Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, failed to satisfy Saudi expectations of change in Qatari foreign policy.