Iran Keeps Firing Missiles and Drones as Saudi Arabia Warns What This Means

Saudi Arabia’s Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman on Saturday urged Iran to “act with prudence and avoid miscalculation” after a new wave of missile and drone strikes against the kingdom. The remarks followed talks with the head of the Pakistani military. Writing on X, he said: “We discussed Iran’s attack on the Kingdom and the steps needed to halt it… We stressed that such actions undermine regional security and stability and expressed the hope that Iran would act with prudence and avoid miscalculation.” According to AFP and Euronews, the Saudi Ministry of Defence said drones were again launched into the kingdom on Saturday early hours local time. The ministry said it had intercepted four drones attacking the vast Shaybah oil field deep in the Empty Quarter. This was the second such attack in a matter of hours. Earlier, the ministry said it had intercepted drone strikes targeting areas around Riyadh. It also said it had intercepted two ballistic missiles aimed at Prince Sultan Air Base. Meanwhile, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the 23rd wave of attacks in “Operation True Promise 4,” highlighting the deployment of new-generation missile systems against targets in Israel and U.S. bases in the region. In a Friday statement, IRGC Public Relations announced that the latest phase of the operation took place that day as part of a joint drone and missile assault. The statement said the wave involved advanced solid- and liquid-fuel missiles designed to hit multiple targets. “In this wave, new-generation solid- and liquid-fuel missiles targeted sites in the occupied territories and U.S. bases in the area,” IRGC said, referring to the front-line American posts in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan. The IRGC added that targets inside the occupied territories were also struck during the operation. “Also in the Be’er Sheva area in the occupied territories, the command centre for advanced technology, cybersecurity facilities and military support hubs were among the targets,” the statement said, referring to the city seen as a technology hub by the regime in Israel.