From the outset of the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran on Feb. 28, Tehran, as many experts expected, responded with thousands of missiles and drones targeting U.S. bases and civilian sites across six Gulf states, including Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Bahrain. While most were intercepted by the advanced air defense systems of these oil-rich countries, the region was nonetheless pulled directly into a war it had sought to avoid.