Relationship-building efforts between Iran and the Arab Gulf states will be impacted by the attacks tonight.
Iran targeted a US base in Doha with missiles, which its top security body insisted did not pose a threat to "friendly and brotherly" Qatar.
But a Gulf official has suggested ties could be affected.
Speaking to Reuters, he said: "Iran's actions play into the hands of Israel, which wants to sow discord and derail recent improvements in relations between Iran and the Gulf countries."
Over recent years, Gulf countries Saudi Arabia and the UAE have restored once-frayed ties with Iran.
For its part, Saudi Arabia has said it "condemns and denounces in the strongest terms the aggression launched by Iran against the sisterly State of Qatar".
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the attack "constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and the principles of good neighbourliness".
"It is unacceptable and cannot be justified under any circumstances," it added.