The United States Embassy in Saudi Arabia suffers an attack with two drones allegedly linked to Iran

The US Embassy in Riyadh was attacked during the early hours of this Monday by two drones allegedly linked to Iran, which caused “a small fire and minor damage to the building”, as confirmed by the Ministry of Defense of Saudi Arabia.

At the time of the attack the embassy was empty, so there have been no injuries. Minutes later, two additional explosions were heard in the diplomatic quarter of Riyadh, according to reports. Reuters.

That is why the US diplomatic body has asked its citizens in Saudi Arabia to take refuge in their homes “immediately”, especially in Jeddah, Riyadh and Dhahran, and avoid “going to the Embassy until further notice.”

“The United States Mission in Saudi Arabia continues to monitor the regional situation,” the notice adds, urging Americans to “maintain a personal safety plan,” “avoid demonstrations and large gatherings,” and “follow the instructions of local authorities.”

The drones would allegedly be linked to Iran, as reported by CNN citing sources close to the event, a fact that has not been officially confirmed by Washington or Riyadh. However, the American president, Donald Trumphas already stated that “The retaliation in response to this attack will soon be known.“.

Since the attack by the United States and Israel on Iran last Saturday, the Iranian Army has responded by bombing mainly military targets linked to the North American country, although these have had consequences on civilian areas, such as in Israel.

However, yesand it would be the first Iranian attack against a building with a possible civilian presence in a friendly territory, one more step in the strong escalation of the conflict at the regional level and after having launched an attack against European Union territory.

Minutes before this attack on the US diplomatic building in Riyadh was revealed, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced the launch of the thirteenth wave of attacks with missiles and drones against US bases in other countries in the region such as Kuwait, Qatar or the United Arab Emirates, as well as against Israel.

A dozen drones have hit the US Navy Arifjan base in Kuwait, where sirens have sounded throughout the country. EITHERAnother attack targeted “one of the concentration points” of the Americans in Dubai: the The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense has indicated that its air defenses have managed to repel a barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles.

Iranian television published on social networks images of other alleged missile attacks against the Muwaffaq Salti air base in Jordan and against Tel Aviv, within the framework of an operation that Tehran has named ‘True Promise 4’.

The Qatari Ministry of Defense claimed to have intercepted two missiles before they hit its territory and recalled that the Qatari Army “has total capabilities and resources” to “defend its sovereignty.”

This new offensive could be retaliation for another wave of Israeli attacks against Tehran overnight on Monday, which have targeted the Iranian Broadcasting Corporation and other areas of the capital. According to Iranian television, some parts of the complex were hit by the bombing, but the broadcast has continued.

The US State Department on Monday asked its citizens to immediately leave 14 countries and territories in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, due to “serious risks” to their security as a result of the war.