Saudi Arabia shoots down 6 missiles 9 drones as Iran launches another night of strikes against Gulf states

Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that its air defences intercepted and destroyed six ballistic missiles and at least 30 drones as Iran resumed its nightly strikes on Gulf nations.

In separate posts on X, the Saudi defence ministry said all six missiles were shot down over Al-Kharj, home to Prince Sultan Air Base. Most of the drones were intercepted over the kingdom’s Eastern Province, where major oil refineries are located, while others were brought down over the Riyadh region.

The attacks are part of a more than week-long Iranian campaign of nightly missile and drone barrages against Gulf states, launched in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes on targets inside Iran. The strikes have typically resumed each evening after several hours of relative calm during the day.

The violence has spread beyond Saudi borders.

In Bahrain, explosions lit up the sky over the capital Manama early Sunday, according to Agence France-Presse.

Bahraini authorities said they have intercepted 125 missiles and 203 drones since Iran’s campaign began. The attacks have killed two people in Bahrain and 24 others across neighbouring Gulf nations.

In Kuwait, Brigadier General Jadaan Fadel said early Sunday that the country’s defence forces had shot down five drones in the past 24 hours.

Drones also struck the radar system at Kuwait International Airport on Saturday night, the Kuwait Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement. Flights there have been halted since the start of the conflict.