Alex Ritson

So, you know, those are big questions.

And then how these Gulf Arab countries, which have come under attack, I mean, it's almost certainly the U.S.

military bases in the region that are the target.

But how they will respond, we've heard from Jordan, I think we've heard from a couple of other Gulf countries, that they are ready to take whatever military action they deem necessary.

I mean, clearly, they do not want to get involved in any direct military confrontation with Iran if they can avoid it.

Their voices were very strong in trying to dissuade the U.S.

from taking this action.

And where we are as far as the U.S.

is concerned, I mean, most people who've been following this will now have heard most of what President Trump had to say in his eight-minute address.

And that had several messages, part of it very similar to what we heard last year about the nuclear program, about Iran's nuclear ambitions, obliterating that, but also talking about obliterating ballistic missiles and the Navy.

But I think more so than anything else, calling on the Iranian people to rise up.

Yes, I mean, Iran's response now, we have had reports of retaliatory strikes.

Just take a listen to this, of course, multiple explosions in Bahrain, where the US Navy Fifth Fleet is based.

We had this voice note from a mother sheltering with her children.

Sebastian, you can hear the terror in her voice and what she's worried about is what many people are worried about, that this is going to turn into a much bigger regional conflict.

I mean, that's what Iran had been threatening during the resumption of the talks as the military buildup, this massive military buildup by the US was taking place.

I mean, its capability of setting off...

A regional conflagration which actually involve, you know, direct military conflict with those Gulf countries, with other Arab countries in the region, I think is still relatively slim.

I mean, it depends, obviously, to some extent.

on where Iran chooses to attack next, if it has that capability, oil installations, of course, the economic lifeblood of those countries, that would then represent a major risk.