Expansion of Conflict to Gulf States

Geopolitics

Iran has launched attacks on Gulf nations in retaliation for recent US military strikes. This follows a period of intense tension in the Strait of Hormuz. The conflict has now moved beyond a bilateral US-Iran dispute into a broader regional war. We have seen this pattern before. These cycles often start as targeted exchanges but inevitably bleed into the neighborhood once the Strait of Hormuz is used as leverage. The outcome is usually a slow realization that the regional geography is too interconnected for a strike to remain contained.

Source

Iran attacks Gulf countries following fresh US strikes – Middle East crisis live