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Trump delays U.S. strikes on Iranian energy sites after “productive” talks
Riyadh, March 23, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States will postpone planned military strikes against Iranian power and energy infrastructure for five days following what he described as “productive” discussions with Iran over the weekend. Trump said the decision was based on the “tone and tenor” of ongoing talks, which he indicated would continue in the coming days. “I am pleased to report that the United States of America an
Mar 231 min read


UAE air defence intercepts missile, debris injures one in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, March 23, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Relevant authorities in Abu Dhabi responded to an incident involving debris falling in the Al Shawamekh area following the successful interception of a ballistic missile by air defence systems. The missile was intercepted before impact, with debris falling in a residential area of Al Shawamekh. The incident resulted in a minor injury to an Indian national. The information was confirmed by the Abu Dhabi Media Office.
Mar 231 min read


Britain sees no evidence Iran can target Europe with missiles
British Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Steve Reed looks on, as he speaks to the press, on the first day of Britain's Labour Party's annual conference, in Liverpool, Britain, September 28, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble RIYADH, March 22 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - British cabinet minister Steve Reed said on Sunday there was no evidence to support claims that Iran was planning to strike Europe with ballistic missiles or had the capability to do so
Mar 221 min read


UAE air defences intercept 4 ballistic missiles, 25 drones on Sunday
RIYADH, March 22 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - UAE air defences intercepted four ballistic missiles and 25 drones launched from Iran on Sunday, the Ministry of Defence said. Since the start of what the ministry described as Iranian attacks, UAE air defences have intercepted 345 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,773 drones. The attacks have killed two members of the armed forces while performing their national duty, as well as six other people of Pakistani, Nepali,
Mar 221 min read


Iran warns attacks on its energy facilities would trigger strikes on U.S., Israeli assets
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
Mar 221 min read


Trump threatens strikes on Iran power plants if Hormuz Strait not reopened
WASHINGTON, March 22 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday the United States would strike Iranian power plants if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. “If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post
Mar 221 min read


Saudi Arabia expels Iranian military attachés amid ongoing attacks
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
Mar 211 min read


Israel says Iran targeted Diego Garcia with two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile
File photo of Diego Garcia. site of a major United States military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean leased from Britain in 1966. Reuters RIYADH, March 21, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iran targeted Diego Garcia Island with a two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile, Israel’s military said on Saturday. The missile uses two rocket stages, with one enabling it to reach space and the other propelling it toward its target, with a range of up to 4,000 kilometers (2
Mar 211 min read


Saudi Arabia intercepts four drones targeting Eastern Region
SPA RIYADH, March 21, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia intercepted and destroyed four drones targeting the Eastern Region in multiple incidents on Saturday, the Ministry of Defense said. Major General Turki Al-Maliki, the ministry’s official spokesperson, said the drones were neutralized without any resulting damage.
Mar 211 min read


Iranian state media says Natanz site struck again
A satellite image shows damage to Natanz Nuclear Facility in Iran, on March 2. Vantor/Reuters Riyadh, March 21 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iranian state media reported on Saturday that the Natanz site was struck again, despite U.S. President Donald Trump saying last summer that key Iranian nuclear sites, including the Natanz facility, had been “totally obliterated.” The report said the renewed strike raised questions over why the site remains a target after the June 2025 w
Mar 211 min read


Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Jeddah
SPA Riyadh, March 21 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Jeddah on Saturday. The meeting reviewed regional developments, with particular focus on the repercussions of the military escalation in the Middle East and its impact on the security and stability of the region and the world, as well as coordination of efforts in this regard. T
Mar 211 min read


Strait of Hormuz disruption raises food supply risks across Gulf region
Riyadh, March 21 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is raising food supply risks across the Gulf region, threatening a waterway that serves as a critical route not only for global energy flows but also for imports relied on by more than 100 million people. Oil and liquefied natural gas tankers moving through the strait carry around 20% of the world’s supply, but for Gulf states the passage is also a key route for food shipments and other essenti
Mar 211 min read


Joint statement condemns Iran attacks on shipping and calls for safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
LONDON, March 21 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - A group of countries including the United Arab Emirates, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Canada, Romania and Bahrain condemned recent Iranian attacks on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf and called for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a joint statement issued on Saturday. The statement also condemned attacks on civilian infrastructure, including oil and gas installations, and described Iranian action
Mar 212 min read


Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli strike on military infrastructure in southern Syria
RIYADH, March 21, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabia strongly condemned an Israeli strike targeting military infrastructure in southern Syria, describing it as a violation of international law and Syrian sovereignty, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. In a statement, the ministry said the Kingdom rejects the attack and the violation of the 1974 disengagement agreement. Saudi Arabia called on the international community to put an end to Israeli violations of
Mar 211 min read


Iran warns of "heavy strikes" on UAE's Ras al-Khaimah if Iranian Gulf islands attacked
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
Mar 211 min read


Trump adds fifth objective to U.S. Iran war strategy
Washington, March 21, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.S. President Donald Trump added a fifth objective for the Iran war, after his administration had maintained for weeks that its four objectives remained “unchanged, unambiguous, and consistent” since the operation began. The four objectives had been to block Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon, stop it from arming proxy militant groups, destroy its navy and destroy its ballistic missile capacity. In a social media post on
Mar 211 min read


Trump says U.S. considering winding down military efforts in Middle East
President Donald Trump waves before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House after taking questions from the press on Friday. Alex Brandon/AP WASHINGTON, March 20, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States is considering winding down its military efforts in the Middle East, according to a social media post. Trump said the United States was close to meeting its objectives, including degrading Iran’s m
Mar 211 min read


Trump says he may or may not have plan on further U.S. action against Kharg Island
Riyadh, March 20, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not say whether he planned further military action against Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub, when asked about the possibility of additional U.S. targeting of the island in the Gulf. Speaking as he left the White House, Trump said Kharg Island was under discussion but declined to say whether Washington would move ahead with any new operation. “I may have a plan I m
Mar 201 min read


U.S. to deploy three more warships and about 2,500 Marines to Middle East, officials say
A U.S. Navy sailor signals an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran at an undisclosed location March 4, 2026. U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON, March 20 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — The United States is sending three additional warships and roughly 2,500 Marines to the Middle East, U.S. officials said on Friday, in a move that would expand the American mil
Mar 201 min read


Iran strike cuts Qatar LNG export capacity by 17%, QatarEnergy says
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
Mar 202 min read
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