Iran war: Chaos engulfs the Gulf
The Global Story
BBC
3.8 • 668 Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The Gulf states are some of the wealthiest places on earth, and have until recently been mostly insulated from Middle East conflicts. But the US-Israel war with Iran is now engulfing the Gulf.
The BBC’s security correspondent Frank Gardner joins us to discuss whether this is a moment that could change the entire region and affect all of us.
Producers: Cat Farnsworth and Xandra Ellin Mix: Travis Evans Senior news editor: China Collins
Photo: Smoke billows from Jebel Ali port in Dubai after an Iranian attack. Credit: Raghed Waked/Reuters.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | A USF 15 on fire and spinning to Earth in Kuwait. |
| 0:14.0 | Oh my God. |
| 0:16.0 | An intercepted missile crashing and exploding in Qatar. Oh no, no, no, no, no. |
| 0:22.5 | Influencers posting drone strikes in Dubai. |
| 0:25.7 | Not meant to be happening here. |
| 0:27.7 | Can't everyone just chill out? |
| 0:30.6 | These are just a few of the scenes from the Gulf states, |
| 0:33.8 | some of the wealthiest places on Earth. |
| 0:36.3 | Shelter in place orders across the Gulf nations. |
| 0:39.8 | Relations between the Gulf states and the Iranians getting more and more fraught and tense. |
| 0:45.6 | It's not just the U.S. Israel and Iran, but you have 11 countries involved in a regional war. |
| 0:50.6 | Places that until recently have been mostly insulated from Middle East conflicts. |
| 0:55.6 | This is not fun, guys. We're supposed to be in the safest place. |
| 1:00.1 | But the war between Iran and the U.S. and Israel is now engulfing the Gulf. |
| 1:06.6 | From the BBC, I'm Tristan Redmond in London. |
| 1:10.2 | And I'm Asma Khalid in Washington, D.C. |
| 1:13.2 | And today on The Global Story? |
| 1:15.4 | Chaos in the Gulf. |
| 1:17.2 | Is this a moment that could change the entire region and affect us all? |
| 1:30.9 | Frank Gardner, welcome back to the global story. |
| 1:37.9 | We wanted to talk to you today because we want to understand how this war in Iran is spilling over to its neighbors. |
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