DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain recalled their ambassadors from Qatar on Wednesday in an unusually public dispute among the clubby Western-allied Gulf Arab states, a move analysts say centers on their neighbor’s support for the Muslim Brotherhood and its perceived aggressive meddling in regional conflicts.

The three Gulf Arab states said Qatar failed to uphold its end of a security agreement to stop interfering in other nations’ politics and supporting organizations that threaten the Gulf’s stability. They said the move was made to protect their security. The decision comes ahead of Egypt’s critical April presidential election.

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