Saudi Arabia has said that the US embassy in the capital, Riyadh, has been hit by two drones according to DW.
The attack resulted in a limited fire and some material damage, Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry said in a post in Arabic on X early on Tuesday morning.
News agencies cited witnesses as describing a loud blast and light smoke coming from the embassy.
The embassy issued a “shelter in place” notice early on Tuesday for US citizens in Riyadh, as well as for the port city of Jeddah in the west and the eastern city of Dhahran.
It recommended that American citizens “avoid the Embassy until further notice due to the attack on the facility.”
The US Embassy compound in Kuwait was reportedly struck on Monday with reports of black smoke rising above the compound. That embassy is also closed, with the Department of State warning “Do not come to the Embassy.”
Fresh strikes reported in Tehran on fourth day of conflict
The Iranian capital, Tehran, again came under heavy bombing on Tuesday morning, according to state media.
Local reports also say around 12 missiles struck the suburb of Pardis.
Images of plumes of smoke rising over the Alborz mountain range outside the capital were shared on social media.
It was not clear what targets were struck, or who launched the strikes, but Israel’s military said in a post on X that it was “conducting simultaneous targeted strikes against military targets in Tehran and Beirut.”
Explosions were also reported in Karaj city outside the capital, and in Isfahan in the center of the country.