Iranian drone attack on Eastern Province · 15 March 2026
Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: 10 drones intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and Eastern Regions
عام / المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير 10 مسيّرات في منطقتي الرياض والشرقية (machine translation)
- Date
- 15 March 2026 · 26 Ramadan 1447 AH
- Place
- Eastern Province
- Attacker
- Iran
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (3 reports in all)
- 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.”
- 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:…”
- Saudi Ministry of Defense: 6 ballistic missiles launched toward Al-Kharj Governorate were intercepted and destroyed, in addition to intercepting 5 drones that were launched toward the Regio…وزارة الدفاع السعودية: اعتراض وتدمير 6 صواريخ باليستية أطلقت باتجاه محافظة الخرج بالإضافة إلى اعتراض 5 طائرات مسيرة تم إطلاقها باتجاه المنطق… (machine translation)
“Saudi Ministry of Defense: 6 ballistic missiles launched toward Al-Kharj governorate were intercepted and destroyed, in addition to the interception of 5 drones launched toward the Eastern Region at separate times https://t.co/xrUGahXb3h”