What if Israel attacks before the new US administration is in place. I have read that they will do it before Bush leaves office. The US is "guilty by association". In other words, even if the US has nothing to do with an Israeli strike against Iran, US Bases and interests are going to be targeted by Iran. I really think that even if there is a high Iranian population in the GCC countries, it won't matter to Ahmedinajad, they will be casualties of war.