From the moment the first Iranian missiles appeared in the sky over the Persian Gulf this past weekend, the target countries’ effort to intercept them was accompanied by an equally vigorous effort to reassure residents,

Airlines in the Persian Gulf are slowly starting to increase flights even as the countries continue to intercept missiles and drones from Iran in their skies.

"The Iranian strike on the American base in Qatar demonstrated how beholden the Gulf Arabs are to the United States."

The fear of such retaliation was one reason why Gulf leaders had urged America not to attack. Another was the belief that Mr Trump would try to topple the regime, tipping a country of 92m people into the sort of chaos that swept Iraq after the American-led invasion in 2003.

The energy-rich nations that sought to avert the American-Israeli war on Iran have been sucked into the spiraling conflict.

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Iran launched fresh attacks targeting Israel and several Gulf countries on Tuesday, news agency AFP reported. This came amid escalating tensions as the United States warned of its most intense military strikes yet inside Iran.