Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it intercepted and destroyed seven ballistic missiles launched towards its Eastern Region, with debris falling near energy facilities, according to the defence ministry.
Saudi Arabia has come under attack by hundreds of Iranian missiles and drones since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran © Mena Today
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it intercepted and destroyed seven ballistic missiles launched towards its Eastern Region, with debris falling near energy facilities, according to the defence ministry.
The ministry said work was underway to assess any damage but did not specify who launched the missiles.
Saudi Arabia has come under attack by hundreds of Iranian missiles and drones since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, most of which were intercepted, authorities say.
Tehran has launched strikes on Israel and Gulf Arab states that host U.S. military installations.
Reporting by Enas Alashray
Russian satellites have made dozens of detailed imagery surveys of military facilities and critical sites across the Middle East to help Iran strike U.S. forces and other targets, according to a Ukrainian intelligence assessment.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Kuwait's Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Abu Dhabi for high-level talks that placed the ongoing Iranian threat at the centre of Gulf diplomatic consultations.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that Iran could be taken out in one night, "and that night might be tomorrow night," warning Tehran it had to make a deal by Tuesday night or face wider bombing raids.
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