Since the beginning of the Iran war, Gulf countries have absorbed thousands of missile and drones, with Iran taking aim at targets including US military bases and civilian energy infrastructure.
On Monday, Kuwait said its air defenses were fending off a missile and drone barrage after the United States said it had targeted radar and drone sites in southern Iran.
Due to their close physical proximity to Iran and alignment with Washington, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are especially vulnerable when tension escalates.
In the likely case that the war comes to a negotiated end with the Islamic Republic regime still running Iran, the long-term question for the region will be how GCC countries and Tehran can move forward.
Gulf Arab states have expressed to Washington that just ending the war is not enough and have insisted that Iran's ability to threaten the region with missiles and drones must be degraded.
