Iran-Israel war: Iran launches drone attack on US embassy in Saudi Arabia, work in the embassy is currently closed

Dubai. Intensifying its attacks, Iran on Tuesday targeted the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia acknowledged the Iranian drone attack and urged Americans to stay away from the embassy for the time being.

Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry said, “The US embassy in Riyadh was hit by two drones causing minor damage.” “Due to the attack on the embassy, ​​do not come to the embassy until further notice,” the embassy said in a post on ‘ At the same time, after the attack on the American Embassy in Kuwait, it was announced on Tuesday to remain closed till further orders. Meanwhile, the US State Department has ordered the evacuation of its employees and their families in six countries, including Bahrain, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, who are not immediately needed there. The United Arab Emirates, home to cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi, has long been considered a safe haven in Middle East Asia, but the attacks have drawn it into the Iran war. The ministry said in an online announcement that the decision was taken due to “security risks.” The State Department has urged Americans living in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to leave the country in view of the ongoing war with Iran. A large number of people are stranded in West Asia due to the closure of airspace after the war started. According to the Iranian Red Crescent Society, at least 787 people have been killed in the US and Israeli strikes. At the same time, 11 people were killed in Israel in Iranian missile attacks. Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah has also attacked Israel, with retaliatory attacks that killed 52 people in Lebanon. Iran’s Natanz nuclear site has suffered “some recent damage” amid US and Israeli air strikes but “no radiation is likely to be released”, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday.