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Saudi Arabia warned Monday that Iran would be the “biggest loser” if it continues attacks against Arab states, as tensions across the Middle East remain high.
The warning came as Saudi air defenses intercepted multiple drones and a ballistic missile in recent days.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed Sunday that Tehran would respond to U.S.-Israeli attacks launched from any country, while stressing that Iran considers its neighbors “brothers.”
In remarks carried by state-run Press TV during a visit to a health center, Pezeshkian said comments he made Saturday apologizing for attacks on neighboring countries had been “misinterpreted.”
“We stand strongly against and respond powerfully to those who attack our country. Certainly, our armed forces and volunteer Basij forces, who are present across the country, will defend the country with all their might,” Pezeshkian said.
“Iran will not bow down to bullying, oppression and aggression.”
The Iranian president also called on Iran and its neighbors “to resolve their differences domestically in defiance of efforts by the enemies to drag them to a war and sow discord among them.”
Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry said air defense systems intercepted and destroyed a drone targeting the Shaybah oil field in the Rub al-Khali, or Empty Quarter, desert in the country’s southeast.
A ministry spokesman said in a post on X that two additional drones were shot down north of the capital Riyadh after attempting to target the area.
Saudi air defenses also intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base.
Footage released by the ministry showed air defense systems destroying several drones launched toward the kingdom in recent days.
Earlier, Saudi Civil Defense said “a military projectile” fell on a residential site belonging to a maintenance and cleaning company in Al-Kharj governorate in central Saudi Arabia.
The incident killed two residents of Indian and Bangladeshi nationality and injured 12 Bangladeshi residents.
Regional tensions have surged since the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran on Feb. 28.
The strikes have reportedly killed more than 1,200 people, including Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and injured more than 10,000 others, according to Iranian authorities.
Iran has responded with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, Iraq, Jordan and several Gulf countries hosting U.S. military assets.
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