Iranian drone attack on Riyadh · 15 March 2026
Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: 4 drones intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh Region
عام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير 4 مسيّرات في منطقة الرياض (machine translation)
- Date
- 15 March 2026 · 26 Ramadan 1447 AH
- Place
- Riyadh
- Attacker
- Iran
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Iran
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (17 reports in all)
- Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: 7 drones intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and Eastern Regionsعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير 7 مسيّرات في منطقتي الرياض والشرقية (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 26 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 15 March 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Major General Turki al-Malki, stated that seven drones were intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and Eastern Region areas.”
- Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: 10 drones intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and Eastern Regionsعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير 10 مسيّرات في منطقتي الرياض والشرقية (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 26 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 15 March 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Major General Turki al-Malki, stated that 10 drones were intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and Eastern Region areas.”
- Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: 4 drones intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh Regionعام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير 4 مسيّرات في منطقة الرياض (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 26 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 15 March 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Major General Turki al-Malki, stated that four drones were intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh region.”
- Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: 7 drones intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and Eastern Regions.المتحدث الرسمي لـ #وزارة_الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير 7 مسيّرات في منطقتي الرياض والشرقية. (machine translation)
“Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: 7 drones intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and Eastern Regions. https://t.co/0KmMEyIcIK”
- Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: 10 drones intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and Eastern Regions.المتحدث الرسمي لـ #وزارة_الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير 10 مسيّرات في منطقتي الرياض والشرقية. (machine translation)
“Official spokesman for the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of 10 drones in the Riyadh and Eastern Region areas. https://t.co/ndSXfte8pe”
- Ministry of Defense: 7 drones intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and Eastern Regionsوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير 7 مسيّرات في منطقتي الرياض والشرقية (machine translation)
“Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of 7 drones in the Riyadh and Eastern Region areas https://t.co/O5Q4ZCRQNo”
- Ministry of Defense: 10 drones intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and Eastern Regionsوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير 10 مسيّرات في منطقتي الرياض والشرقية (machine translation)
“Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of 10 drones in the Riyadh and Eastern Region areas https://t.co/Bl0vm5tIBQ”
- Ministry of Defense: 4 drones intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh Regionوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير 4 مسيّرات في منطقة الرياض (machine translation)
“Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of 4 drones in the Riyadh region https://t.co/CV2LTuJBSW”
- Drone intercepted in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province amid latest wave of Iranian strikes
“- Ministry of Defense announced in separate X posts on Sunday at least 30 drones had been intercepted - Iranian attacks have killed 26 people across Gulf nations, especially in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE RIYADH:…”
- #BREAKING: @modgovksa spokesperson says 7 more hostile drones had been intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and Eastern regions. #SPA #Ir…
“#BREAKING: @modgovksa spokesperson says 7 more hostile drones had been intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and Eastern regions. #SPA https://t.co/UCa9fh6Df3 #Iran https://t.co/nJM0o4bpzm”
- #BREAKING: Saudi Defense Ministry: 10 drones intercepted in the Riyadh and Eastern regions
“#BREAKING: Saudi Defense Ministry: 10 drones intercepted in the Riyadh and Eastern regions https://t.co/Il7QsmLt9i https://t.co/oPE1xPWpw7”
- #SaudiArabia has intercepted and destroyed 17 drones in the areas of Riyadh and the eastern province, the Saudi defense ministry says.
“#SaudiArabia has intercepted and destroyed 17 drones in the areas of Riyadh and the eastern province, the Saudi defense ministry says. https://t.co/LOTEm4IcBe”
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