Islamabad, Pakistan —
In the month since the US and Israel began their aerial bombing campaign of Iran, thousands of people have been killed across at least nine countries in a rapidly escalating conflict that is costing economies billions of dollars a day. The world is facing a global energy crisis.
But the scale of this war could get much, much worse.
Iran has fired salvos of drones and missiles at Saudi Arabia, as well as fellow Gulf Cooperation Council members Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
Yet, so far, none of these countries have retaliated against Tehran.
“Saudi Arabia has been very patient,” said retired…