Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Al-Kharj · 9 March 2026
General / Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of two ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base
عام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير صاروخين باليستيين أُطلقا باتجاه قاعدة الأمير سلطان الجوية (machine translation)
- Date
- 9 March 2026 · 20 Ramadan 1447 AH
- Place
- Prince Sultan Air Base, Al-Kharj
- Attacker
- Iran
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile, Projectile, Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of two ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Air Baseعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير صاروخين باليستيين أُطلقا باتجاه قاعدة الأمير سلطان الجوية (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 20 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 09 March 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Turki al-Malki, stated that two ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base were intercepted and destroyed. // Ended // 00:19 T…”
- Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of two ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base.المتحدث الرسمي لـ #وزارة_الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير صاروخين باليستيين أُطلقا باتجاه قاعدة الأمير سلطان الجوية. (machine translation)
“Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of two ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base.”
- Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of two ballistic missiles launched towards Prince Sultan Air Baseوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير صاروخين باليستيين أُطلقا باتجاه قاعدة الأمير سلطان الجوية (machine translation)
“Ministry of Defense: Two ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base were intercepted and destroyed https://t.co/PJBJRc5U8N”
- Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of two ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base and a drone east of Al-Jawf regionوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير صاروخين باليستيين أُطلقا باتجاه قاعدة الأمير سلطان الجوية ومسيّرة شرق منطقة الجوف (machine translation)
“Ministry of Defense: Two ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base and a drone east of the Al-Jawf region were intercepted and destroyed https://t.co/odn6EpyWKP”
- Civil Defense in a follow-up statement on the fall of a military projectile on a residential site in Al-Kharj: After completing the final procedures, it became clear that the two deceased are of … nationalityالدفاع المدني في بيان إلحاقي حول سقوط مقذوف عسكري على موقع سكني في الخرج: بعد استكمال الإجراءات النهائية، تبيّن أن حالتي الوفاة من الجنسية ا… (machine translation)
“Civil Defense in a follow-up statement on the fall of a military projectile on a residential site in Al-Kharj: After completing the final procedures, it was found that the two deaths were of Bangladeshi nationality, and 11 injured were Bangladeshi and one injured was Indian https://t.co/rfOIcGvEfa…”
- Saudi Defense: Interception and destruction of two ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Base Al Arabiya Breaking Al Arabiya Channelالدفاع السعودية: اعتراض وتدمير صاروخين باليستيين أطلقا باتجاه قاعدة الأمير سلطان العربية عاجل قناة العربية (machine translation)
“Saudi Defense: Two ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Base were intercepted and destroyed Al Arabiya Breaking Al Arabiya Channel https://t.co/Axoab2TTcN”
- Saudi Defense: Interception and destruction of two ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Base Al Arabiya Channelالدفاع السعودية: اعتراض وتدمير صاروخين باليستيين أطلقا باتجاه قاعدة الأمير سلطان قناة العربية (machine translation)
“Saudi Defense: Two ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Base were intercepted and destroyed Al Arabiya Channel https://t.co/OIXJ5LLI8t”
- Riyadh intercepts and destroys 3 ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base#الرياض تعترض وتدمر 3 صواريخ باليستية أٌطلقت باتجاه قاعدة الأمير سلطان الجوية (machine translation)
“Riyadh intercepts and destroys 3 ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base https://t.co/yrjENpiQLk”
- Bangladeshi among two killed in missile strike on Saudi Arabia
“<p>At least two people have been killed and 12 others have been injured in a missile strike on a residential building in Saudi Arabia. One of the deceased is a Bangladeshi national and the other an Indian, reports…”
- No Indian citizen killed after missile struck residential locality in Saudi Arabia’s Al-Kharj, clarifies Indian embassy: Details