Overview
- The Foreign Ministry declared Iran’s military attaché, his assistant, and three other embassy staff persona non grata and ordered them to leave within 24 hours.
- Saudi authorities cited continued Iranian attacks and said the actions violate international conventions and U.N. Security Council Resolution 2817 (2026).
- Saudi defenses reported intercepting drones in the eastern region and said three ballistic missiles were launched toward Riyadh, with one intercepted and two landing in an uninhabited area.
- The kingdom warned it will take all necessary measures under Article 51 of the U.N. Charter to protect its sovereignty, territory, population, and interests.
- The expulsions follow Qatar’s removal of Iranian attachés after an LNG facility strike, as regional reporting points to attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure and U.S. sites in Saudi Arabia.