India, March 4 -- The UAE and many other Gulf nations have been caught in the crosshairs ever since the US and Israel escalated its conflict with Iran, launching an attack in Tehran which also led to the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. To counter the US, Iran then launched strikes on its bases in Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia, with explosions also reported in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, among others.

With a fresh attack on the US consulate in Dubai, delays and cancellations of flights amid missile attack threats and tourists stranded from multiple countries in the UAE, all eyes have now shifted on whether the Gulf nations would respond to the offensive.

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