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President Donald Trump monitors US military operations in Iran: Operation Epic Fury, February 28, 2026. White House/X

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Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1772504037948HCRT2_MXkAAdoX3 (1).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Donald Trump monitors US military operations in Iran: Operation Epic Fury, February 28, 2026. White House/X </span></span></span></div><p>An attack by two drones early Tuesday on the US embassy in Riyadh sparked a small fire, a Saudi defense ministry spokesman said in a statement, while Iran pressed on with retaliatory strikes across the Gulf.</p><p>&quot;The US Embassy in Riyadh was attacked by two drones, according to initial assessments. The attack resulted in a limited fire and minor material damage to the building,&quot; the statement said.</p><p>Two witnesses told AFP they saw fire engines around the embassy.</p><p>Earlier, witnesses said they had seen smoke over the building housing the US mission and heard loud explosions in the diplomatic quarter, home to foreign embassies in the Saudi capital.</p><p>A source close to the Saudi army told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive issue, that Saudi air defense intercepted four drones targeting Riyadh&#x27;s diplomatic quarter in the attack.</p><p>In the aftermath, the US embassy issued shelter in place notifications for Jeddah, Riyadh and Dhahran and limited non-essential travel to any military installations in the region.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/3/3/mideast-war-filipino-hurt-in-kuwait-all-filipinos-in-iran-safe-dmw-0949">Mideast war: OFW hurt in Kuwait; all Filipinos in Iran safe – DMW</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/3/closure-of-israel-airspace-stymies-repatriation-of-slain-filipino-caregiver-0958">Closure of Israel airspace stymies repatriation of slain Filipino caregiver</a></div><p>The attacks in Saudi coincided with a wave of missiles and drones launched at Gulf states with the UAE defense ministry saying it was dealing with a barrage of ballistic missiles coming from Iran.</p><p>In Qatar, military intercepted two ballistic missiles early Tuesday morning, the country&#x27;s defense ministry said in a statement.</p><p>New explosions were heard again later in Riyadh on Tuesday, an AFP journalist and residents said.</p><p>Tehran began region-wide attacks in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes that have devastated its leadership.</p><p>Iran&#x27;s salvos have hit ports, airports, residential buildings and hotels along with military sites across the wealthy region of oil giants.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/3/3/-we-have-to-run-fast-filipino-workers-on-life-under-fire-in-mideast-0903">&#x27;We have to run fast&#x27;: Filipino workers on life under fire in MidEast</a></div><p>On Monday smoke poured out of Kuwait City&#x27;s US embassy, an AFP correspondent saw.</p><p>Later, a Kuwait-based diplomat and a Western diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP the embassy had been damaged by several drones, while a second Kuwait-based diplomat said the building had been struck directly.</p><div><iframe width="1023" height="575" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iI8kiyIMr9c" title="Missiles seen across Tel Aviv, Jerusalem skies as Iran launches strikes at Israel | ABS-CBN News" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><iframe width="1023" height="575" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R964R_PHz5I" title="Intercepting missiles na pinakawalan ng Qatar vs missile attack ng Iran nakunan ng video" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>An attack by two drones early Tuesday on the US embassy in Riyadh sparked a small fire, a Saudi defence ministry spokesman said in a statement, while Iran pressed on with retaliatory strikes across the Gulf.</p>

An attack by two drones early Tuesday on the US embassy in Riyadh sparked a small fire, a Saudi defence ministry spokesman said in a statement, while Iran pressed on with retaliatory strikes across the Gulf.

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Attack by two drones on US embassy in Saudi capital sparks 'limited' fire

Agence France-Presse

Published March 03, 2026 10:15 AM PHT

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Updated March 03, 2026 02:51 PM PHT

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