At least five Arab nations severed diplomatic ties with Qatar on Monday Saudi Arabia Bahrain United Arab Emirates Egypt and according to the Associated Press the Maldives are all cutting ties with Qatar Qatar is a crucial U.S. ally and is home to some 10,000 American troops at a major base there and it's unclear how the move will impact American troops in the area But U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he didn't believe the diplomatic crisis would affect the war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria The nation said they planned to cut air and sea traffic to Qatar with Saudi Arabia revealing it would shut its land border as well Saudi Arabia said it made the decision because of Qatar's embrace of various terrorists and sectarian groups aimed at destabilizing the region The move also occurs soon after President Trump's first foreign trip where he strengthened ties with Saudi Arabia with a 110 billion dollar arms deal