Has the US-Iran conflict become a forever war? Gulf states on alert

Has the US-Iran conflict entered a new, open-ended phase?

The United States has launched a fourth consecutive night of strikes on Iran, targeting military sites near the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

In today's episode of On My Radar, we examine the latest escalation between the United States and Iran, President Donald Trump's warning of wider strikes, Iran's military response, and the growing risks for the Middle East and global energy markets.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has claimed missile attacks on US military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, while warning that oil and gas export routes across the region could be be disrupted if the US naval blockade continues.

Tonight, we discuss:• Is the US-Iran conflict becoming a long-term or "forever" war?• Why is the Strait of Hormuz strategically important?• Can Iran sustain military retaliation against the United States?• How could the conflict affect Gulf security, global oil markets, and the wider Middle East?

Our panel features Kamran Bukhari, Senior Resident Fellow at the Middle East Policy Council in Washington, Aizaz Chaudhry, former Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, and Dr Salman Ahmed, Global Head of Macro and Strategic Asset Allocation at Fidelity International. Together, they examine the strategic, military, and economic implications of the escalating conflict.

Watch till the end for expert analysis of one of the world's most significant geopolitical crises.