Iranian drone attack on Shaybah oil field, Shaybah · 12 March 2026
General / Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field
عام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرة بالربع الخالي متجهة إلى حقل شيبة (machine translation)
- Date
- 12 March 2026 · 23 Ramadan 1447 AH
- Place
- Shaybah oil field, Shaybah
- Attacker
- Iran
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- Ministry of Defense Official Spokesperson: Interception and destruction of a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah fieldعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرة في الربع الخالي متجهة إلى حقل شيبة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 23 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 12 March 2026 AD, SPA: The Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Staff Turki Al-Malki, stated that a drone was intercepted and destroyed in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field.”
- Ministry of Defense Official Spokesperson: Interception and destruction of a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah fieldعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرة في الربع الخالي متجهة إلى حقل شيبة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 23 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 12 March 2026 AD, SPA: The Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Staff Turki Al-Malki, stated that a drone was intercepted and destroyed in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field.”
- General / Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of two drones in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah fieldعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرتين في الربع الخالي متجهتين إلى حقل شيبة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 23 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 12 March 2026 AD, SPA: The Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Staff Turki Al-Malki, stated that two drones were intercepted and destroyed in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field.”
- Ministry of Defense Official Spokesperson: Interception and destruction of a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah fieldعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرة في الربع الخالي متجهة إلى حقل شيبة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 23 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 12 March 2026 AD, SPA: The Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Staff Turki Al-Malki, stated that a drone was intercepted and destroyed in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field.”
- General / Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of two drones in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah fieldعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرتين في الربع الخالي متجهتين إلى حقل شيبة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 23 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 12 March 2026 AD, SPA: The Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Staff Turki Al-Malki, stated that two drones were intercepted and destroyed in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field.”
- Ministry of Defense Official Spokesperson: Interception and destruction of a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah fieldعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرة في الربع الخالي متجهة إلى حقل شيبة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 23 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 12 March 2026 AD, SPA: The Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Staff Turki Al-Malki, stated that a drone was intercepted and destroyed in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field.”
- General / Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of seven drones in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah fieldعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير سبع مسيّرات بالربع الخالي متجهة إلى حقل شيبة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 23 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 12 March 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Major General Staff Turki al-Malki, stated that seven drones were intercepted and destroyed in the Empty Quarter heading toward the Shaybah field.”
- Ministry of Defense Official Spokesperson: Interception and destruction of a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah fieldعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرة في الربع الخالي متجهة إلى حقل شيبة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 23 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 12 March 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Major General Staff Turki al-Malki, stated that a drone was intercepted and destroyed in the Empty Quarter heading toward the Shaybah field.”
- General / Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah fieldعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرة بالربع الخالي متجهة إلى حقل شيبة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 23 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 12 March 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Major General Staff Turki al-Malki, stated that a drone was intercepted and destroyed in the Empty Quarter heading toward the Shaybah field.”
- Ministry of Defense Official Spokesperson: Interception and destruction of a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field.المتحدث الرسمي لـ #وزارة_الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرة في الربع الخالي متجهة إلى حقل شيبة. (machine translation)
“Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: A drone intercepted and destroyed in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field. https://t.co/9b3UbYXvzk”
- Ministry of Defense Official Spokesperson: Interception and destruction of a drone in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field.المتحدث الرسمي لـ #وزارة_الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرة في الربع الخالي متجهة إلى حقل شيبة. (machine translation)
“Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: A drone intercepted and destroyed in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field. https://t.co/svXYq0kZad”
- Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of two drones in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field.المتحدث الرسمي لـ #وزارة_الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرتين في الربع الخالي متجهتين إلى حقل شيبة. (machine translation)
“Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: Two drones intercepted and destroyed in the Empty Quarter heading to Shaybah field. https://t.co/vIJOwTMFh5”
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