{"id":2575413,"date":"2026-03-02T22:49:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T03:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-us-embassy-in-riyadh-saudi-arabia-hit-by-multiple-iranian-drones\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T22:51:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T03:51:00","slug":"breaking-us-embassy-in-riyadh-saudi-arabia-hit-by-multiple-iranian-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-us-embassy-in-riyadh-saudi-arabia-hit-by-multiple-iranian-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Hit by Multiple Iranian Drones"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-us-embassy-in-riyadh-saudi-arabia-hit-by-multiple-iranian-drones%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2575413&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two Iranian drones attacked the U.S.Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday night, as part of Tehran\u2019s retaliation after U.S.-Israeli airstrikes that the piece says killed many Iranian military leaders, including the country\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-president-macron-woke-social-science-theories-entirely-imported-from-u-s-are-eroding-france\/\" title=\"French President Macron: Woke \u2018Social Science Theories Entirely Imported\u2019 From U.S. Are Eroding France\">report notes<\/a> that little information was available at the time, with CNN\u2019s Nic Robertson live from Riyadh providing updates. A Western Journal tweet claimed the embassy was hit but empty, with no U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-injuries-reported-after-driver-speeds-through-crowd-of-protesters-in-new-york\/\" title=\"Multiple Injuries Reported After Driver Speeds Through Crowd of Protesters in New York\">injuries reported<\/a>. The article describes heightened security around the embassy observed by a reporter, a prior U.S. State Department evacuation warning for citizens in several countries, and a fire reported at the scene. The piece ends with a call for continued updates as the story develops.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Two Iranian drones attacked the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Since the joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes wreaked havoc on Iran, killing many Islamic Republic military leaders including the country&rsquo;s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, Tehran has hit back with a series of counterattacks on U.S. personnel and allies in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Little information on the attack is available as of yet, though CNN&rsquo;s Nic Robertson was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-under-fire-for-tone-on-reporting-charlie-kirk-shooting-despite-later-death\/\" title=\"MSNBC under fire for tone on reporting Charlie Kirk shooting despite later death\">live reporting<\/a> on the incident Monday night from Riyadh.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: The US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has just been hit by multiple Iranian drones.<\/p>\n<p>According to Fox News&rsquo; Jennifer Griffin the embassy was empty and no US injuries were sustained.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RjCw69mF3B\">pic.twitter.com\/RjCw69mF3B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Western Journal (@WesternJournalX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternJournalX\/status\/2028653782918218125?\">March 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Robertson visited the Embassy shortly after the attack. He noted a significant increase in police activity and security checkpoints around the embassy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have not seen police activity around those checkpoints in the diplomatic compound like this since I was there when there was a terrorist bombing in that area about 20 odd years ago,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is a big deal in this city. It will be of concern for Saudi authorities that drones were able to&hellip; penetrate and get to a key ally&rsquo;s embassy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the attack, the U.S. State Department warned citizens in 14 countries, including Saudi Arabia, to evacuate.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate a fire was seen at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more updates as this story develops.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The attack is framed as part of Tehran\u2019s response to U.S.-Israeli strikes that, according to the report, killed many Iranian military leaders, including the country\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei. In retaliation, Tehran has carried out further counterattacks against U.S. personnel and allies in the region. Details are scarce at the moment, though CNN\u2019s Nic Robertson reported live from Riyadh.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking reports from Fox News stated that the embassy was empty and no U.S. injuries had been reported. The Western Journal also posted a note about the incident on social media. Robertson later described a noticeable uptick in police activity and security checkpoints around the embassy. He said he had not seen this level of security at the diplomatic compound since a terrorist bombing there about twenty years ago, and he suggested Saudi authorities would be concerned that drones reached a key allied embassy.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the attack, the U.S. State Department had warned citizens in 14 countries, including Saudi Arabia, to evacuate. 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