Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on Riyadh · 16 March 2026
Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: 3 drones intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and Eastern Regions
عام / المتحدث الرسمي باسم وزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير 3 مسيّرات في منطقتي الرياض والشرقية (machine translation)
- Date
- 16 March 2026 · 27 Ramadan 1447 AH
- Place
- Riyadh
- Attacker
- Iran
- Weapons
- Drone, Ballistic missile
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Iran
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: 3 drones intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and Eastern Regionsعام / المتحدث الرسمي باسم وزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير 3 مسيّرات في منطقتي الرياض والشرقية (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 27 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 16 March 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Major General Turki al-Malki, stated that three drones were intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and Eastern Region areas.”
- Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense: 3 drones intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and Eastern Regions.المتحدث الرسمي لـ #وزارة_الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير 3 مسيّرات في منطقتي الرياض والشرقية. (machine translation)
“Official spokesman for the Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of 3 drones in the Riyadh and Eastern Region areas. https://t.co/l9xmClMzHn”
- Ministry of Defense: 3 drones intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and Eastern Regionsوزارة الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير 3 مسيّرات في منطقتي الرياض والشرقية (machine translation)
“Ministry of Defense: Interception and destruction of 3 drones in the Riyadh and Eastern Region areas https://t.co/QI5KEcVu5I”
- Iran resumes drone strikes on Saudi Arabia in larger numbers
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- Saudi Arabia detects two ballistic missiles as Iran continues Gulf attacks
“- Iranian drones targeting the Eastern and Northern Border provinces also intercepted and destroyed - One person hurt after missile interception in UAE RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense said it detected two…”
- #SaudiArabia intercepted and destroyed three drones in the regions of Riyadh and Eastern province, Spokesperson of the Saudi Ministry of Def…
“#SaudiArabia intercepted and destroyed three drones in the regions of Riyadh and Eastern province, Spokesperson of the Saudi Ministry of Defense Turki al-Maliki says. https://t.co/RAMqQXqFDM”
- #BREAKING: Saudi Defense Ministry Spokesperson: Three drones intercepted in the Riyadh and Eastern regions
“#BREAKING: Saudi Defense Ministry Spokesperson: Three drones intercepted in the Riyadh and Eastern regions https://t.co/Il7QsmLt9i https://t.co/Pz7NOEcDxB”
- Saudi Arabia says it intercepted 64 Iranian drones over eastern Province
“Riyadh, March 16 (SANA) Saudi Arabia’s air defenses intercepted and destroyed 64 drones launched from Iran targeting the Kingdom’s Eastern Province, the Ministry of Defense said Monday. In a statement posted on social…”