Regional conflict escalated on Sunday as Saudi air defenses intercepted two ballistic missiles launched toward Riyadh, triggering emergency sirens across the capital, detikNews reported.
The strike follows a series of military actions across the Gulf. “Pertahanan udara mencegat dan menghancurkan dua rudal balistik yang diluncurkan oleh milisi teroris Houthi ke arah Riyadh,” coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki said.
The Saudi Civil Service Agency briefly issued an emergency warning for Riyadh before lifting it, according to Al Jazeera reports cited by detikNews. Within three hours of the initial attack, the Saudi-led coalition also destroyed an explosive drone targeting the eastern region of the kingdom.
Meanwhile, the Houthi movement claimed a separate operation in Yemen. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said armed forces shot down a Saudi reconnaissance drone over Al Jawf province using surface-to-air weapons, as reported by ANTARA News.
While Riyadh faced ballistic fire, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched six drones targeting a US air defense radar facility at Riffa Air Base in Bahrain. The strike prompted explosions and air raid sirens across the island nation starting around 04:00 local time, with a second wave of detonations recorded at 06:30, according to Fars news agency reports cited by detikNews.
The Bahrain Defense Force said that its air defense systems successfully intercepted and destroyed the incoming aerial threats before they reached their targets.
“Iran continues international violations through systematic hostile approaches targeting Bahrain,”
the Bahrain Defense Force said in a statement posted on social media.
Cross-border strikes continue to pressure Saudi economic symbols. Albalad.co reported that recent Houthi missile and drone campaigns have targeted critical energy and financial installations, including sections of the Saudi Aramco tower complex within Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District.
“Saudi Arabia will remain an unsafe place to invest until it ends its military campaign and lifts the blockade on our country,”
said Yahya Sari’, as reported by Albalad.co, demanding an end to military operations in Yemen.
Major General Turki al-Maliki announced the destruction of three ballistic missile production and assembly plants in Yemen, targeting chemical mixing facilities for solid rocket fuel and electronic guidance factories, according to CaraPandang.
Abdulmalek al-Ajri, a member of Yemen’s negotiating team, warned Riyadh that escalating the conflict will generate counter-pressures on Saudi security and investment climates, according to Ahlulbait Indonesia.
“What you plant in Sana’a, you will harvest in Riyadh,”
al-Ajri stated regarding the direct security linkage between the two neighboring nations.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted the radar of a US air defense facility at Riffa Air Base in Bahrain using six unmanned aerial vehicles.
Saudi authorities reported no casualties or structural damage after air defense batteries intercepted the two ballistic missiles over the capital.
The coalition has conducted counter-offensive operations, destroying missile assembly plants and solid fuel chemical facilities in Yemen while maintaining maximum alert states across domestic defense sectors.
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