{"id":13712,"date":"2026-03-03T09:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13712"},"modified":"2026-03-03T09:12:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:12:06","slug":"us-embassy-in-riyadh-omani-port-hit-by-drones-us-base-in-bahrain-targeted-israel-iran-conflict-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13712","title":{"rendered":"US Embassy in Riyadh, Omani port hit by drones; US base in Bahrain targeted | Israel-Iran conflict News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Saudi Defence Ministry says a fire broke out at the embassy, while local media reported a drone attack on Oman\u2019s Duqm port.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">3 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>A \u201climited fire\u201d has broken out at the United States Embassy in the Saudi capital of Riyadh after it was hit by two drones, while a fuel tank at Oman\u2019s Duqm commercial port was hit in a drone attack, increasing regional pressure on Gulf Arab states housing US assets in retaliation for the US-Israeli attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The strike on the US Embassy early on Tuesday caused \u201cminor material damage\u201d to the compound, the Saudi Ministry of Defence said in a statement. Later reports said more drones were targeting the site amid Iran\u2019s retaliation across the Gulf to US-Israeli attacks.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>President \u2060Donald Trump \u2060told the NewsNation media outlet that the US response to the embassy attack and the killing of several American service members would soon be made clear. \u201cYou\u2019ll find out soon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Black smoke was \u2060seen rising over Riyadh\u2019s Diplomatic Quarter, which houses foreign missions, after the attack, the Reuters news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>Three people told Reuters that a loud blast was heard and flames were seen at the embassy, though the Saudi Defence Ministry and one of the sources told the news agency that the fire in the aftermath of the drone attack was small in scale.<\/p>\n<p>The embassy building was empty at the time of the attack, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, and there were no reports of casualties.<\/p>\n<p>A source close to the Saudi military, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the AFP news agency that air defences had intercepted four drones targeting the Diplomatic Quarter in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the state-run Oman News Agency reported that a fuel tank at the country\u2019s Duqm commercial port was hit in a drone attack, causing limited material damage and no casualties.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"attacks-on-bahrain-us-personnel-departures\">Attacks on Bahrain, US personnel departures<\/h2>\n<p>Separately on Tuesday, Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted a US airbase in Bahrain, it said in a statement carried by the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe IRGC announced that \u2026 its naval forces carried out a large-scale drone and missile attack at dawn on the US air base in the Sheikh Isa area of Bahrain,\u201d IRNA posted on the Telegram messaging app.<\/p>\n<p>It said 20 drones and three missiles were launched, \u201cdestroying the base\u2019s main command headquarters\u201d, without providing evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Tehran\u2019s latest claimed attack came after its military launched salvoes across the Gulf region in retaliation for US and Israeli attacks on Iran that began on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The US Department of State on Tuesday ordered nonemergency personnel to leave Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Iraq as a precaution.<\/p>\n<p>It comes a day after US assistant secretary of state for consular affairs, Mora Namdar, posted on X that Americans in a dozen countries in the Middle East, including Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Israel, should \u201cDEPART NOW\u201d using any available commercial transport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In Kuwait, the US Embassy said it had closed indefinitely over \u201cregional tensions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The US Embassy in Jerusalem said it was unable to evacuate or directly assist Americans intending to depart Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Tuesday, the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia issued \u2060a \u201cshelter in place\u201d notice to its citizens in the cities of Riyadh, Jeddah and Dhahran amid the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recommend American citizens in the Kingdom shelter in place immediately and avoid the Embassy until further notice due to an attack on the facility. The US Mission to Saudi Arabia continues to monitor the regional situation,\u201d the embassy said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Defence Ministry says a fire broke out at the embassy, while local media reported a drone attack on Oman\u2019s Duqm port. 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