RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has intercepted at least 439 hostile drones and 36 ballistic and cruise missiles since Iran began its retaliatory strikes against Gulf states following the US-Israeli attack on Tehran on February 28, according to a tally of announcements by the Saudi Defense Ministry. The figures, compiled from official Saudi military statements and reports by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), underscore the scale and intensity of Iran’s aerial campaign against the region’s largest economy and its most critical energy infrastructure.

RIYADH: Iran resumed its nightly drone campaign against Saudi Arabia in the early hours of Monday, launching five waves of strikes totaling 34 hostile drones in just over an hour,…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has intercepted at least 439 hostile drones and 36 ballistic and cruise missiles since Iran began its retaliatory strikes against Gulf states following the…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s air defenses intercepted and destroyed 20 drones over a five-hour period early Friday, the country’s defense ministry confirmed, as aerial attacks on Gulf…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s armed forces shot down 51 drones in the first five hours of Saturday alone, surpassing all of Friday’s intercepts, as Iran intensified strikes on Gulf…