India, March 13 -- The US-Israeli conflict with Iran that has rattled the entire Gulf region and sent ripples across the world is not just what meets the eye. It stems from issues between the sides that have existed since time immemorial, but most recently the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Palestinian militant outfit Hamas - an Iranian proxy.

The conflict sparked by Iran's retaliation to the February 28 US-Israeli strikes has targeted the entire Gulf which houses American bases - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The drone and missile exchange since then has so far killed hundreds, cramped down airspaces, hit glittery buildings of 'safe' cities Dubai and Abu Dhabi and choked the Strait of Ho...