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Saudi Arabia launched secret attacks on Iran during Operation Epic Fury

The Saudi attacks, not previously reported, mark the first time that the kingdom is known to have directly carried out military action on Iranian soil and show it is becoming much bolder.

Smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran amid the war with Iran, March 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.
US President Donald Trump and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia interact during the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, US, November 19, 2025.

Saudi Arabia asks US to end Hormuz blockade amid worries of possible Houthi retaliation - WSJ

Iran and Pakistan falgs. Illustration.

Pakistan steps up mediation efforts between Iran, US to end conflict - analysis

A satellite image shows planes at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia February 21, 2026.

Iranian missile, drones strike US military airbase in Saudi Arabia, 12 soldiers wounded - report


Saudi Arabia warns Iran will be ‘biggest loser’ and pay 'heaviest' price if attacks persist

Riyadh is angry about Iran’s “sustained campaign of aggression against the Kingdom, fellow GCC and other nations, cautioning that continued escalation would ultimately devastate Iran itself."

Smoke rises above Riyadh, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 5, 2026.

Israel-Saudi normalization has been sidelined in favor of Saudi, Iran nuclear agreements - opinion

The further Israel sinks into its one-state reality, the more irrelevant we become in key geopolitical considerations and regional diplomacy.

 US Energy Secretary Chris Wright gives a media briefing in Riyadh on Sunday.

US and Israel policy aligned regarding Saudi nuclear plans - Dermer

“A civil nuclear program is one thing, a military nuclear program is the other," said

 Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer arrives to a government conference at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on January 29, 2023

Saudi nuclear program can be secretly managed - top Israeli sources

Covert methods can prevent Saudis from switching civilian nuke program to military.

 Hacker in a dark room (illustrative).

Helping Saudi Arabia go nuclear won't stop Iran from doing it too - opinion

Unless sun-soaked, natural gas-rich Saudi Arabia has a truly compelling economic reason to develop civilian nuclear energy (and it doesn’t), Washington should stay clear of helping it do so.

 SAUDI CROWN Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Joe Biden fist bump upon the latter’s arrival at Al Salman Palace, in Jeddah, last year.

Nuclear arsenals grow as global arms race takes shape - analysis

The increase in nuclear arsenals has raised eyebrows in the Middle East and other regions. Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons and continues to enrich uranium.  

 A German Campact (Campaign and Action) activist casts his shadow as he demonstrates against the nuclear plans of the German government in Berlin, October 25, 2010

Iran foreign minister says embassies in S.Arabia, Iran to open 'within days'

An announcement was also made declaring Iran's FM would be visiting Syria soon.

 The building of the Saudi Arabian embassy pictured before its reopening in Tehran, Iran April 8, 2023

Foreign ministers of Iran, Jordan agree to 'meet as soon as possible'

This development comes after Tehran renewed its ties with Riyadh a little over a month ago.

 CHINA’S TOP diplomat, Wang Yi, flanked by senior security officials of Iran and Saudi Arabia, announces that the two countries have agreed to restore diplomatic relations, in Beijing, earlier this month.

My Word: Protests and Miss Frearson's Principle - opinion

While Israeli anti-reform protesters were warning of the economic consequences that they themselves were helping foster, attention was being diverted from where it was most needed. 

 PARENTS AND schoolchildren hold a protest in Tel Aviv last month against the proposed judicial reform.

Saudi Arabia could invest in Iran 'very quickly' after agreement - minister

Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed on Friday to re-establish diplomatic relations after years of hostility that had threatened stability and security in the Gulf.

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