Overview
- Reuters, which disclosed the operations Tuesday, cited two Western and two Iranian officials who said the Saudi Air Force hit sites in Iran in late March as reprisals for strikes on the kingdom.
- Neither Saudi Arabia nor Iran has confirmed the attacks, and Reuters said it could not verify the targets, the damage, or any casualties.
- Officials quoted by Reuters said Riyadh notified Tehran about the raids, and the contacts spurred quiet diplomacy that coincided with reported strikes on Saudi territory dropping from more than 105 in late March to a little over 25 in the first week of April.
- The Wall Street Journal has reported that the United Arab Emirates also struck Iran in early April, including a hit on the Lavan Island oil refinery, underscoring a broader Gulf push to answer Iranian attacks.
- Kuwait said it arrested four people linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard after an attempted boat infiltration of Bubiyan Island, highlighting spillover security risks for people across the Gulf.