Saudi Arabia said today that it would keep pressuring Qatar until demands by a bloc of Arab states are met, dampening hopes for a US-mediated resolution to a diplomatic crisis. <br/><br/>Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said, speaking alongside his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in the Saudi city of Jeddah that they will continue to take action and will maintain their position until Qatar responds. <br/><br/>The bloc's 13 demands include Doha ending its alleged support for Islamist extremist groups, closing a Turkish military base in the emirate and downgrading diplomatic ties with Tehran. Jubeir said, Qatar must respond to these requests in order to open a new page.<br/><br/>The Saudi move came just two days after US President Donald Trump spoke with the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Qatar in a bid to mediate. Trump said he believed the dispute could be solved fairly easily.The Saudi and Qatari rulers spoke by phone yesterday, raising hope for talks. <br/><br/>But Riyadh later suspended the dialogue, accusing Doha of distorting facts by wrongly implying that Saudi Arabia had initiated the outreach. A United Arab Emirates minister yesterday voiced support for the Saudi decision on Twitter, accusing Qatar of wasting an opportunity to resolve the crisis.