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US Embassy in Saudi Arabia Struck by Drone as Regional Conflict Intensifies

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  • •A drone attack struck the US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with President Trump vowing a response to the incident.
  • •The strike came amid an escalating campaign of Israeli and US airstrikes on Iranian targets, with Tehran and its allies retaliating across the Gulf region.
  • •Iranian-aligned forces targeted energy facilities in Qatar and other sites in Gulf states as part of the broader retaliatory campaign.
  • •Israel separately conducted strikes on Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, widening the scope of the conflict.
  • •US authorities have urged American citizens to leave multiple countries in the region as violence intensifies.

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Iran war: Trump vows response after US embassy in Riyadh hit

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