A.M. Edition for Mar. 3. The State Department is expanding its diplomatic pullback from the Middle East after the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-israel-us-strikes-2026?mod=WSJ_WNPOD">U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia was attacked</a> by an Iranian drone. Plus, with tourists and expats looking on, Persian Gulf nations have thus far managed to intercept the majority of drones and missiles directed at them by Iran. But Oxford Analytica’s Rawan Maayeh explains that the countries are <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/gulf-states-in-race-against-time-to-repel-irans-counterattack-96c16802?mod=WSJ_WNPOD">struggling to balance a tough response</a> to Iran’s attacks with the desire to end fighting and restore a sense of calm. And limited <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/airlines-grapple-with-disruptions-that-far-surpass-past-middle-east-conflicts-2422aa13?mod=WSJ_WNPOD">flight operations resume in Dubai</a>, even as airspace across much of the Middle East remains shut. Luke Vargas hosts.

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