RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has sharply condemned what it describes as a sustained campaign of Iranian aggression against the Kingdom and fellow Gulf Cooperation Council states, cautioning Tehran that continued escalation will ultimately devastate Iran itself. In a strongly worded statement issued Monday, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared that Iranian hostility toward its neighbors was “unacceptable under any circumstances,” and reaffirmed the Kingdom’s right to take whatever measures are necessary to protect its people, territory, and sovereignty.

Saudi Arabia told Tehran continued attacks on the kingdom could push Riyadh to respond in kind, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Saudi Arabia has told Tehran that while it favors a diplomatic settlement to Iran’s conflict with the United States, continued attacks on the kingdom and its energy sector could…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has sharply condemned what it describes as a sustained campaign of Iranian aggression against the Kingdom and fellow Gulf Cooperation Council states,…