Trump vows swift response after US embassy in Riyadh attacked by drones
US President Donald Trump has threatened retaliation after two drones hit the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia overnight.
Two suspected Iranian drones struck the US mission in Riyadh, causing a small fire and minor damage to the building.
A blast was heard from the embassy and black smoke was seen rising from the building on Tuesday morning, according to reports.
No injuries were reported in the strike, given the building was empty in the early morning hours.
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US State Department officials told the Wall Street Journal that two UAVs [Unmanned Aerial Vehicles] hit the embassy roof.
Another eight drones were also intercepted as they soared towards the cities of Riyadh and Al-Kharj, The Saudi Defense Ministry told The New York Times.
Donald Trump has vowed revenge for the attack, telling News Nation on Monday night that ‘you’re going to find out soon’ what the retaliation would be.
The President also said the US is getting ‘very close’ to achieving his stated objectives for the military action, calling it ‘ahead of schedule.’
Israeli troops are now operating inside Lebanon, the Israeli Defense Forces said as Israel launches new attacks on Tehran and Beirut.
An IDF Spokesperson said soldiers were sent in ‘to advance and seize additional strategic areas in Lebanon.’
Iran announced this morning they are striking ‘military targets’ in the Iranian capital and the Lebanese capital.
Hezbollah – a militant group linked with Iran – claimed to have attacked three Israeli military sites.
Iranian state media have claimed the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has destroyed the main command headquarters of a US air base in Bahrain.
Fars News Agency claims IGRC drones and missiles hit the building in Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa region, causing a fuel tank to explode.
Conflict in the Middle East has seen energy prices surge.
Natural gas prices soared on Monday after QatarEnergy, one of the world’s biggest exporters, stopped production following ‘military attacks’.
This caused natural gas futures in Europe to jump more than 40 per cent.
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