Saudi Arabia is warning that Tehran could face severe consequences if strikes targeting Gulf states persist.
In a statement reported by Arab News, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry said Iran would bear the “heaviest diplomatic, economic, and strategic consequences” if it continues its campaign against the Kingdom and neighboring Gulf states.
“The targeting of civilian airports and oil facilities is nothing but a demonstration of determination to threaten security and stability,” the ministry said, calling the strikes a violation of international law and an attempt to destabilize the region.
Saudi officials also rejected Iranian claims that Riyadh has allowed foreign military aircraft to use its airspace for attacks against Iran. Instead, the ministry said the flights were conducting defensive patrols to protect Saudi and Gulf airspace from incoming missiles and drones.
The warning came as Saudi air defenses intercepted several Iranian projectiles on Monday, including three ballistic missiles and multiple drones believed to be targeting Prince Sultan Air Base near Al-Kharj. Additional drones aimed at Riyadh and the Shaybah oil field were also shot down, according to regional reports.
Iranian strikes over the weekend killed two people in Saudi Arabia, heightening pressure on Gulf governments to consider whether to respond more directly.
The growing tension has triggered urgent discussions among Gulf Cooperation Council members and the Arab League, which condemned Iran’s attacks as a “massive strategic error.”
Analysts say Riyadh appears to be weighing its options, calculating whether direct intervention would benefit Saudi interests or whether Iran’s weakening position in the broader war could make restraint the more advantageous path.
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While he claimed Iran will suffer severe consequences the reality is that Iran is now in control of the entire world economy by having successfully closed the Strait of Hormuz and therefore it is they who are now in the position of dictating the terms over how this will end. Even if the US decides its done fighting Iran can say it will only allow gas and oil to go through the Strait its conditions are met. Those could be that the US will not attack them again and guarantee the same for Israel. This will leave them free to build as many missiles as they want and to leave the US with no choice but to reach a nuclear agreement with them.