Defense officials in Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday that their forces successfully shot down seven ballistic missiles that were fired toward the kingdom’s Eastern Region, with fragments from the destroyed projectiles landing in the vicinity of energy infrastructure.
According to the defense ministry, teams are currently working to evaluate potential damage from the incident, though officials did not identify the source of the missile attack.
Since the beginning of the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Saudi Arabia has faced hundreds of missile and drone attacks from Iranian forces, with most being successfully neutralized by defense systems, according to government officials.
Iran has conducted military strikes against Israel as well as Gulf Arab nations that provide hosting facilities for U.S. military operations.
