WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Anthony Zinni, a retired U.S. general who sought to resolve a dispute between Qatar and some of its neighbours and to forge an Arab security alliance to contain Iranian power, has resigned, CBS News reported on Tuesday.
CBS News quoted Zinni as saying he stepped down from his Trump administration assignment after realizing he could not resolve the dispute "because of the unwillingness of the regional leaders to agree to a viable mediation effort that we offered to conduct or assist in implementing."
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