YnetNews.com reports: “Western diplomats assess that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and likely Qatar are very close to joining the strikes against Iran, even if only in a limited or symbolic capacity. Earlier today, reports said Qatar had attacked Iran.

A spokesperson for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said in response that ‘Qatar was not part of the campaign directed against Iran. We are exercising our right to self-defense and deterring Iranian attacks against our country.’

Meanwhile, Reuters reported that Iranian missile and airstrikes on Gulf states — including attacks on ports, cities and oil facilities — could push the region’s Sunni Arab states into a broader coalition aligned with the United States, widening the war. Analysts said Tehran may have miscalculated by targeting the economic lifelines of six Gulf Cooperation Council countries, all U.S. allies that host American military bases…”