Iranian drones struck multiple U.S. targets across the Gulf on Tuesday, including the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to regional officials and state media. The attacks came on the fourth day of ongoing fighting between U.S.-Israel forces and Iran.
The Saudi Ministry of Defence said two drones hit the U.S. Embassy compound in Riyadh’s Diplomatic Quarter early Tuesday, igniting a “limited fire” and causing “minor material damage.”
Black smoke was later seen rising from the heavily secured district, which houses several foreign missions.
🚨BREAKING: MASSIVE EXPLOSION AT US EMBASSY RIYADH pic.twitter.com/RNzHLhkAqr
— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) March 3, 2026
According to reports, among the damaged sites was a CIA facility located within the U.S. Embassy compound.
BREAKING:
Fox News confirms that an Iranian drone struck a CIA station in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh.
It was located within the U.S. Embassy compound and was part of last night’s drone strike that caused damage at the embassy.
No one was injured.
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— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 3, 2026
President Donald Trump, speaking to NewsNation, said Washington’s response to the embassy attack “would soon be made clear.” Asked about the possibility of further escalation, he told reporters, “You’ll find out soon.”
In Dubai, UAE, a suspected Iranian drone strike ignited a fire near the U.S. consulate, which authorities quickly extinguished. No injuries were reported. In Fujairah, another emirate in the UAE, a drone attack sparked a fire at an oil industrial facility. No casualties were reported.
Dubai authorities have confirmed that a fire resulting from a drone-related incident near the US Consulate has been successfully contained. Emergency teams responded immediately. No injuries have been reported.
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) March 3, 2026
According to a report by Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) also targeted a U.S. airbase in Bahrain on Tuesday. It said 20 drones and three missiles were launched, “destroying the base’s main command headquarters.”
In Oman, officials confirmed a drone attack on a fuel facility at the Duqm commercial port, one of the country’s key maritime hubs. No casualties were reported, but the strike prompted temporary port closures.
🚨🇴🇲🇮🇷🇺🇸 BREAKING: Two Iranian drones have struck the commercial port in Duqm, Oman.
The U.S. signed a military access agreement with Oman to use Duqm as a strategic logistics hub, it’s one of America’s newest and most important staging points in the region, sitting directly on… pic.twitter.com/6J26WGHQBh
— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) March 1, 2026
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday urged Americans to depart from multiple countries across the Middle East “due to serious safety risks.”
The @SecRubio @StateDept urges Americans to DEPART NOW from the countries below using available commercial transportation, due to serious safety risks. Americans who need State Department assistance arranging to depart via commercial means, CALL US 24/7 at +1-202-501-4444 (from… pic.twitter.com/vdplAik2Sq
— Assistant Secretary Mora Namdar (@AsstSecStateCA) March 2, 2026
A post on X by the State Department’s top consular affairs official advised U.S. citizens to leave “using available commercial travel” from Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said American forces responded to Iranian attacks by carrying out sustained strikes that destroyed several “Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command and control facilities” inside Iran.
U.S. forces have destroyed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command and control facilities, Iranian air defense capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and military airfields during sustained operations. We will continue to take decisive action against imminent threats… pic.twitter.com/0aHEyVHf5e
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 3, 2026
Israel’s military said it carried out “simultaneous strikes” on Iranian and Hezbollah sites in Iran and Lebanon.
⭕️In the past 24 hours, hundreds of fighter jets and aircraft have been striking hundreds of targets simultaneously in Iran and Lebanon. Since the start of the operation, the Israeli Air Force has neutralized ~300 Iranian missile launchers.
As part of the defensive effort, the… pic.twitter.com/AWKqT3KWw3
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 3, 2026
