Saudi Arabia launched covert attacks on Iran as regional war widened: Reuters
Western officials said the covert Saudi Air Force strikes were retaliation after more than 105 drone and missile attacks on the kingdom in one week.
- Saudi Arabia reportedly carried out previously undisclosed airstrikes inside Iran during the recent Middle East conflict.
- Officials said the strikes were launched in retaliation for attacks on Saudi territory, marking a rare direct Saudi military action on Iranian soil.
- The reported operation signals a more aggressive Saudi response posture toward its regional rival Iran.
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Saudi Arabia launched several attacks on Iran. This was in retaliation for the country's missile and drone attacks on them during the war launched by the United States and Israel, according to people briefed on the incident. It wanted to show that it was defending itself but has informed Iran that it was not participating in a broader attack with the other countries, according to the Financial Times.
Saudi Arabia launched covert attacks on Iran as regional war widened, sources say
Saudi Arabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the Middle East war, two Western officials briefed on the matter and two Iranian officials said. The Saudi attacks, not previously reported, mark the first time that the kingdom is known to have directly carried out military action on Iranian soil and show it is becoming much bolder in defending itself against its main region…
Saudi Arabia launched strikes on Iran in late March during the Middle East war in response to the Islamic Republic's attacks on the Gulf kingdom, sources familiar with the matter, including Iranian ones, said.
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