When the US and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury on February 28, they expected Iran to hit back. What they may not have expected was the sheer geographic scope of Tehran’s retaliation — a missile and drone campaign that has struck targets across at least ten countries simultaneously.

The map of Iranian strikes reads like a tour of the entire Middle East and beyond. Israel. Bahrain. Kuwait. Qatar. The UAE. Saudi Arabia. Jordan. Iraq. Oman. Even Cyprus reported sirens at a British military base. This is not a contained conflict. This is a regional conflagration.

The most devastating single incident was in Israel, where an Iranian missile struck a bomb shelter in the city of Beit Shemesh near Jerusalem, killing nine people. The bitter irony is almost unbearable: people died in the very structure designed to protect them. Israeli emergency services confirmed that at least 10 people total have been killed and more than 200 injured across the country.

In Bahrain, the images are shocking. An Iranian Shahed drone smashed through a residential tower block near the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, setting the building ablaze. Several residential buildings in the capital Manama were struck. On Monday, debris from an intercepted missile fell on a foreign vessel in Salman Industrial City, killing an Asian worker.

In Kuwait, the chaos was compounded by the friendly fire incident that downed three US jets. But before that, a drone had already struck Kuwait International Airport, injuring staff and damaging the passenger terminal. Ballistic missiles targeted the Ali al-Salem Air Base. One person was killed and 32 wounded across the country.

In Qatar — the country that had been mediating the very negotiations that were supposed to prevent this war — two ballistic missiles struck Al Udeid Air Base, where US forces are stationed. A drone hit an early warning radar installation. Qatar’s air defenses intercepted about 65 missiles and 12 drones. All flights were grounded indefinitely. Ramadan gatherings were suspended.

Saudi Arabia confirmed attacks on both its capital Riyadh and the Eastern Province, home to the kingdom’s most critical oil infrastructure and King Abdulaziz Air Base. On Monday, a drone strike shut down Saudi Arabia’s biggest domestic oil refinery. The kingdom that once seemed untouchable is now on the front line.

In Oman, the country whose foreign minister just days earlier had expressed optimism that “peace was within reach,” a commercial port was struck by drones and a tanker was attacked by an explosive-laden boat, killing at least one crew member. The GCC alliance condemned the attack on the very mediator of the negotiations.

In Jordan, armed forces reported intercepting 49 drones and ballistic missiles. Debris caused property damage but no casualties. In Iraq, the US and Israel struck the Jurf al-Sakher base housing Shia militia forces, killing two fighters.

And then there is Iran itself, where the toll is staggering. At least 555 people have been killed. Israel’s air force dropped more than 1,200 munitions across 24 of Iran’s 31 provinces. The most heartbreaking report: 158 students killed at an elementary girls’ school in the southern city of Minab. Iran blames Israel. The Israeli military says it is not aware of forces operating in that area.

Iran’s IRGC claimed its forces struck 27 military bases where US soldiers are deployed, plus Israeli military facilities in Tel Aviv. The message is unmistakable: if you hit us everywhere, we will hit you everywhere.

This map of destruction spans thousands of miles, dozens of cities, and millions of lives disrupted. The conflict that began as a targeted strike has become a storm with no center and no edge. And with Iran’s IRGC vowing that “this operation will continue relentlessly until the enemy is decisively defeated,” the map is only going to get more crowded.