Qatar moved today to avoid an escalation of its feud with Gulf neighbours by telling their citizens they are welcome to stay, while boasting of "business as usual" for vital gas exports. <br/><br/>The decision will come as a relief to the more than 11,000 people from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain living in Qatar.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Iran has announced that it has sent tonnes of vegetables to Qatar, which has seen food imports threatened after its neighbours cut air, sea and land links with the country.<br/><br/>Nearly a week after Saudi Arabia and several of its allies severed ties with Qatar in an unprecedented Gulf diplomatic crisis, there were no signs of the bitter dispute being resolved.<br/><br/>Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and others accused Qatar of supporting extremist groups, an assertion since backed by US President Donald Trump. Qatar strongly rejects the allegations and has said it is open to talks on ending the dispute. '<br/><br/>FIFA president Gianni Infantino today said he was confident the diplomatic crisis posed no threat to the 2022 edition of the Football World Cup, which raked in 4.8 billion US Dollars in 2014 in Brazil, according to a FIFA report.