It was supposed to be a campaign of shock-and-awe that began when the US and Israel struck Iran on February 28. But Iran, having fired thousands of missiles and drones across the Middle East, fought to a stalemate.

Thousands have been killed, mostly in Iran and Lebanon, while the economic shockwaves of the conflict and the disruption to shipping channels through the Strait of Hormuz have spread far beyond the Middle East. On Sunday, the US and Iran agreed terms to extend a ceasefire and reopen the Strait.

Attacks on Gulf states

Iran, unlike during previous rounds of fighting with Israel, focused its retaliatory strikes on its near neighbours in the Gulf.