IMTIAZ TYAB:
00:00:22
The powerful Iranian strikes have shattered Dubai's image as a luxurious safe haven of glittering hotels and high-end resorts. So too have the thick plumes of smoke that choked the skies above the Qatari capital, Doha, known for its opulence and calm.
WOMAN:
00:00:41
Oh my god.
IMTIAZ TYAB:
00:00:43
The Kingdom of Bahrain also wasn't spared. Neither was Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, or Oman, where tankers were struck just off its shores in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global shipping route where one fifth of the world's oil passes through. In all, dozens of people have been injured and at least four killed in the Iranian attacks on the Gulf that have largely grounded flights and shut down commerce in the region. Tehran's decision to fire volleys of missiles and drones at the group of countries that make up the Gulf has only upped the ante. Most countries here host large US military bases, housing tens of thousands of American service members, including the headquarters of the Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, which was struck on Saturday. Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian has threatened his country's armed forces will, quote, "crush the US bases with force." And while most Iranian drones and missiles have been intercepted and no Gulf nation has fired back, the question now is, for how long? [CROWD SCREAMING] Fears of a sustained conflict expanding beyond Iran's borders have only grown following the killing of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. [GUNFIRE] In Pakistan, pro-regime demonstrators attempted to storm the US consulate in Karachi. At least 20 people were killed. Protests have also erupted in Iraq, where hundreds were pushed away from the green zone in Baghdad, with water cannons just a short distance from the American embassy. Now, sources inside Iran tell CBS News The regime's apparent strategy of carrying out attacks on Gulf countries is likely part of a risky effort to try and shorten the war, since the ongoing missile and drone strikes could see Arab leaders try to pressure the US and Israel to end their campaign early, Jericka, an apparent gamble which so far has not paid off.
JERICKA DUNCAN:
00:02:45
Imtiaz Tyab for us in Oman. Thank you.
