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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

This file image shows the Iranian shores and Port of Bandar Abbas in the Strait of Hormuz, on December 10, 2023. Nicolas Economou/Reuters Riyadh, March 11, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Iran warned Wednesday that ports and docks across the region could become targets if Iranian ports come under attack. The warning was delivered by Abolfazl Shekarchi, who said Iranian forces would respond if the country’s port infrastructure is threatened. “If Iran’s ports are threatened

The Thai vessel Mayuree Naree after an attack today in the Strait of Hormuz. Royal Thai Navy Riyadh, March 11, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Wednesday that two commercial vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a statement cited by Fars News Agency. The IRGC said the Thai-flagged bulk carrier “Mayuree Naree” was fired upon after allegedly ignoring warnings and attempting to pass through the strait. A second vess

Riyadh, March 10, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Donald Trump warned that Iran would face severe military consequences if explosive mines were placed in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said he had received no reports confirming that mines had been deployed in the waterway but called for their immediate removal if they had been placed. “If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen befo

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions from the media duri White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions from the media during a press briefing at the White House on Tuesday. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Riyadh, March 10, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Karoline Leavitt declined Tuesday to explain comments by Donald Trump suggesting that Iran had access to U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles. During a White House briefing, Leavitt said the pr

Riyadh, March 10, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — About 140 U.S. service members have been wounded since the start of American military operations against Iran, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said Tuesday. “Since the start of Operation Epic Fury, approximately 140 U.S. service members have been wounded over 10 days of sustained attacks,” Parnell said in a statement. He said most of the injuries were minor, with 108 service members already returned to duty, while eight

Smoke rises after a reported strike on fuel tanks in Tehran, March 8, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA via REUTERS Riyadh, March 10, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — World Health Organization warned Tuesday that “black rain” and toxic air pollution reported in parts of Iran following strikes on oil facilities could pose health risks and trigger respiratory problems. The WHO, which maintains an office in Iran, said it had received multiple reports this week of rainfall contamina