A series of loud explosions were heard across Gulf cities on Monday as the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran spilled further across the Middle East. Blasts were reported in Jerusalem, Dubai, Abu Dhabi in UAE, Doha in Qatar, and Manama in Bahrain on the third day of a conflict that has plunged the region into chaos. As the American and Israeli airstrikes continued, top Iranian security official Ali Larijani vowed on X that "we will not negotiate with the United States." Meanwhile, Israel