The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia was attacked by drones

The Saudi Ministry of Defense stated on March 3rd that the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia was attacked by drones that day, causing a fire and partial damage to the building.

Two U.S. officials revealed that the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was attacked by two Iranian drones. U.S. officials stated that because the attack occurred at night and there were few people at the embassy at the time, there are currently no reports of casualties, but the threat to the embassy is still considered not completely eliminated.

This is reportedly the second U.S. embassy to be attacked in this manner, following the Iranian drone attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait on March 2nd.

Early that morning, the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia issued a security alert, stating that it had issued “shelter-in-place” notices to Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dhahran, and restricted non-essential travel to any military facilities in the area. The embassy advised all U.S. citizens in Saudi Arabia to immediately seek refuge in their current location.