Oil, tourism and security: Why Gulf states loom as losers in US-Israel-Iran war

The US-Israel-Iran war has been ongoing for more than two weeks already, and as the war engulfs further, the cracks seem to appear more visible. The war has lasted longer than many expected, and as the fighting intensifies, the consequences are no longer confined to the battlefield; economic pressures, energy insecurity, and widening instability are spreading across the Middle East.