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PARIS, March 27, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Israeli strikes had hit two of the country’s largest steel factories, a power plant and nuclear sites, among other infrastructure targeted earlier in the day. In a post on X, Araghchi said Israel claimed it had acted in coordination with the United States and said the attack contradicted President Donald Trump’s extended deadline for diplomacy. “Israel claims it ac

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein WASHINGTON, March 27, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal aimed at ending the war in the Middle East is expected on Friday, according to a source briefed on the matter. U.S. President Donald Trump and senior White House officials have been told through interlocutors to expect an Iranian counter-prop

Ali Fathi of Tractor FC controls the ball during a Persian Gulf Pro League match at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran, on January 3, 2022. Mohammad Karamali/DeFodi Images/Getty Images TEHRAN, March 27, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iran has banned its national and club sports teams from travelling to countries it considers hostile until further notice, Iranian media reported on Thursday, citing the Sports Ministry. The ministry said the measure was imposed because of concer

Riyadh, March 26, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.S. President Donald Trump voiced frustration with Iran’s approach to negotiations on Thursday, warning that time was running out for a deal as uncertainty persisted over efforts to end the conflict. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Iranian negotiators were behaving inconsistently, claiming they were seeking a deal privately while publicly downplaying any movement toward an agreement. He warned Tehran to “get serious

Sharif and Pezeshkian in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025. Iran's Presidential website/WANA/Handout ISLAMABAD, March 23 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Pakistan could host direct talks aimed at helping end the war in Iran as soon as this week, a Pakistani official and a second source said, as regional states stepped up efforts to contain the conflict. The diplomatic push came as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed the impa

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media before departing West Palm Beach aboard Air Force One on Monday. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters RIYADH, March 23 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Washington and Tehran had “major points of agreement” after what he described as strong talks, adding that discussions would continue on Monday. Speaking to reporters before departing Florida for Memphis, Trump said the two sides had held talks on Su

RIYADH, March 23 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Iranian semiofficial news agencies close to the Revolutionary Guard denied on Sunday that Tehran had held direct or indirect negotiations with Washington, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the two sides had held “very good and productive conversations” over the weekend. Trump said on Truth Social that the United States and Iran had held discussions over the previous two days and that he had ordered a five-day postponement o

RIYADH, March 22 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Iran warned early on Sunday that any attack on its fuel and energy facilities would trigger strikes on U.S. and Israeli energy and infrastructure assets in the region, according to a statement carried by Iranian state media and semiofficial outlets citing a military spokesperson. “If Iran’s fuel and energy infrastructure is attacked by the enemy, all energy and information technology infrastructure and desalination plants belong

RIYADH, March 21, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia has declared the Iranian military attaché and assistant attaché, along with three embassy staff members, persona non grata and ordered them to leave the Kingdom within 24 hours, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. The decision comes amid continued Iranian attacks targeting Saudi Arabia and other Gulf and regional countries, the ministry said in a statement. Saudi Arabia condemned the attacks as violations o

Riyadh, March 21, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iran warned the United Arab Emirates it would strike the port city of Ras Al Khaimah if its islands in the Gulf continue to come under attack. “We warn the United Arab Emirates that in the event of any renewed aggression originating from that country against the Iranian islands of Abu Musa and Greater Tunb in the Persian Gulf, Iran’s powerful armed forces will subject Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE to heavy strikes,” a spokespe

A file photo shows the Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar's principal site for production of liquefied natural gas and gas-to-liquid, on February 6, 2017. Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images DOHA, March 20 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iranian missile strikes have cut Qatar’s liquefied natural gas export capacity by 17%, state-owned QatarEnergy said on Thursday, warning that damage to its facilities would disrupt supplies to Europe and Asia and could take up to five years to repair

Part of the natural gas refinery at the South Pars field on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf in Iran, on March 16, 2019. Vahid Salemi/AP/File RIYADH, March 18, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Qatar on Wednesday accused Israel of carrying out an attack on an offshore natural gas field it shares with Iran. The accusation was made by Majed Al-Ansari, spokesperson for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, following reports that the Iranian side of the South Pars gas field had come

Part of the natural gas refinery at the South Pars field on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf in Iran, on March 16, 2019. Vahid Salemi/AP/File RIYADH, March 18, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Facilities associated with Iran’s South Pars natural gas field were targeted in an attack on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported. State television and the IRNA news agency said the attack struck facilities in Asaluyeh in Iran’s southern Bushehr province. No further details

SABN RIYADH, March 18, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iran’s state television broadcast a warning on Wednesday stating that the country could target oil and gas infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. The broadcast referenced potential targets including Saudi Arabia’s SAMREF refinery and the Jubail petrochemical complex, as well as energy facilities in the UAE and Qatar. The statement followed earlier reports from Iranian state media that faci

SABN RIYADH, March 16, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday warned that industrial facilities linked to the United States across the region could become targets in the coming hours. In a statement carried by Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency, the IRGC urged the United States to evacuate personnel from industrial sites associated with American economic interests. The statement also called on civilians and workers loc

SABN Riyadh, March 14 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Ebrahim Azizi, head of Iran’s parliamentary committee on national security and foreign policy, said on Saturday that Ukraine had become involved in the war by providing drone support to Israel and had become a target for Iran. Azizi made the remarks in a post on X, according to Iranian media reports and the statement you provided. The comments came days after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine had sent air defence t

Riyadh, March 14 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States carried out a major bombing raid on Iran’s Kharg Island, targeting military sites on the strategic island in the Persian Gulf. In a post on social media, Trump said the U.S. Central Command carried out what he described as one of the most powerful bombing raids in the history of the Middle East. Trump said the operation “totally obliterated every military target” on Kharg Island

Riyadh, March 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — A U.S. Navy destroyer intercepted an Iranian ballistic missile over Turkey on Friday, marking the third such interception since early March, according to U.S. and NATO officials. A U.S. official confirmed that the guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin shot down the missile, which had been intercepted over Turkish territory. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of ongoing military operations

UAE Abu Dhabi, March 11, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — The United Arab Emirates said its air defense systems intercepted six ballistic missiles, seven cruise missiles and 39 drones launched from Iran on Wednesday, according to the UAE Ministry of Defence. Since the start of the Iranian attacks, the UAE said its defenses have intercepted 268 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,514 drones. Authorities said the attacks have resulted in six fatalities, including na

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran's parliament, speaks at a press conference in Tehran, on December 2, 2025. Shadati/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images/File Riyadh, March 11, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Wednesday that Iran remains capable of striking targets despite U.S. claims that much of its missile arsenal has been destroyed. In a post on X, Ghalibaf said recent Iranian missile launches since the start of the war had been intende