IRGC dismisses claims of drone strikes on Saudi capital, Eastern Province, calls for probe

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has roundly dismissed any connection to a series of drone strikes targeting positions in the Saudi capital Riyadh and the energy-rich Eastern Province, amid the large-scale and unprovoked US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran.

“Saudi Arabia has announced that Riyadh and Eastern Province have come under attack with ten drones; and all (unmanned) aircraft have been shot down,” the IRGC said in a statement on Sunday.

It emphasized that the Islamic Republic of Iran has no connection whatsoever with these attacks, urging Saudi authorities to fully investigate their origin.

Meanwhile, Fars news agency quoted an unnamed source as saying that the United Arab Emirates is the origin of the drone attacks against Saudi Arabia.

The ongoing tensions in the West Asia region have intensified dramatically following the unprovoked war on

Iran, which has created an extremely dangerous situation surrounding the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

The vital maritime corridor, through which a significant portion of the world’s oil supply passes, has turned into a focal point in the region’s escalating war.

The United States and Israel launched a full-scale war of aggression against Iran on February 28, assassinating the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, and several high-ranking military commanders, despite indirect Tehran-Washington negotiations on Iran’s peaceful nuclear program.

Iranian Armed Forces, within the framework of their legitimate self-defense right, immediately carried out forceful missile and drone strikes against US interests in the region and Israeli positions in the occupied territories.

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