Mapping countries involved in the U.S.-Israel war with Iran

Less than a week after the United States and Israel launched military strikes on Iran, the conflict has sharply expanded, roping in several Middle Eastern nations and prompting some European countries to commit military support.

Hundreds of missiles have been fired and intercepted across more than half a dozen countries in the Persian Gulf. The war broadened in scope on March 4 after a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian navy ship in international waters, and NATO air defenses blocked an Iranian missile that was heading toward Turkey, one of the alliance's member states.

The United States and Israel say the war against Iran is necessary to end the country's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Opponents, including many members of the Democratic Party, have disputed those statements.

Death toll mounts; Americans advised to leave

More than 1,200 Iranians, 10 Israelis and six U.S. troops have been killed in the conflict, and dozens more in several Middle Eastern nations have been caught up in retaliatory attacks. Other than Iran, Lebanon has suffered the next-largest brunt of casualties. The country's health ministry has reported more than 75 people have been killed and 500 wounded in Israeli attacks, launched in response to Hezbollah firing rockets into Israel on March 2.

Iran has also struck U.S. bases in Iraq, Bahrain and Kuwait. Six American soldiers were killed in an unmanned aircraft attack March 1 launched by Iranian forces on Port Shuaiba, Kuwait.

The State Department has advised Americans to depart from 14 Middle Eastern nations, citing what it called "serious safety risks." In addition to Iran and Israel, some of the countries listed in the new travel alert include Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.

What nations have been impacted by the war?

Other than the United States, Israel and Iran, more than a dozen other nations have either been directly or indirectly involved in the war over the past week.

Iran responded to the initial U.S.-Israeli strikes by targeting not only Israel but several U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf region.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain have been targets of Iranian missiles or drone strikes. intercepting hundreds of attacks over the past several days. So have Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq.

A few European allies have moved military assets to help defend against Iranian drones and missiles. Overseas military bases run by France and the United Kingdom also have been targets of Iran in recent days, including a U.K. base in Cyprus.

Britain, France and Greece have announced they are sending air defense forces to Cyprus after drones struck the Royal Air Force Akrotiri base on the Mediterranean island.

Here's how Middle Eastern and Gulf nations have been touched by the expanding war:

• Azerbaijan: The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said March 5 that Iranian drones hit a local airport, injuring four people in the Nakhchivan exclave, which borders Iran.
• Bahrain: The government says it has destroyed more than 180 Iranian missiles and drones since the war began.
• Cyprus: Iran struck the British air base Akrotiri on the Mediterranean island March 2, prompting U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer to commit to sending a the naval vessel and helicopters with counterdrone capabilities to the region.
• Iraq: Erbil, a city in Iraq that is home to a U.S. air base, was struck by Iranian missiles, according to the Iraqi government.
• Jordan: Jordan, home of Muwaffaq al Salti Air Base, which hosts the Air Force's 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, also intercepted Iranian missiles, according to news reports.
• Kuwait: Six American soldiers were killed March 1 in an unmanned aircraft attack launched by Iranian forces on Port Shuaiba. The American Embassy in Kuwait was closed after a separate attack. No injuries to U.S. personnel have been reported.
• Lebanon: On March 2, Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel, bringing retaliatory strikes that killed scores and sent tens of thousands of people fleeing southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs.
• Oman: On March 3, a fuel tank at Oman’s Duqm commercial port was hit by an Iranian drone as Iran steps up its attacks on energy facilities and transportation hubs in the gulf.
• Saudi Arabia: The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, which sits hundreds of miles inland from the Persian Gulf coast, was hit ​by two Iranian drones March 3, causing a fire ‌and some material damage. It also has intercepted several drones headed toward Prince Sultan Air Base, which hosts U.S. military personnel.
• United Arab Emirates: The country's defense ministry says it has intercepted more than 1,000 drones and missiles and has reported more than 70 attacks within its borders. A French base also was hit, as were international airports in and Abu Dhabi.
• Qatar: The country's Ministry of Defense has reported dozens of Iranian attacks since the war started. Targets have included the American Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the forward headquarters for the U.S. Central Command, though those attacks have been intercepted.  

Contributing: Reuters

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