Hyderabad, June 22 -- Gulf countries entered a state of high alert on Sunday, June 22, following US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, intensifying fears of a broader regional conflict.

The US military announced it had successfully destroyed key parts of Iran's nuclear infrastructure in Isfahan, Natanz, and Fordow in the early hours on Sunday.

The strikes have heightened tensions across the Gulf, where American military bases are located in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain, which hosts the US Fifth Fleet. Officials fear these bases could be potential targets if Iran retaliates.

Reuters quoted two informed sources as saying that Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, has heightened its se...