{"id":57802,"date":"2026-03-24T10:56:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/saudi-arabia-downs-dozens-of-iranian-drones-targeting-kingdoms-eastern-region-on-tuesday\/24\/03\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:56:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:56:29","slug":"saudi-arabia-downs-dozens-of-iranian-drones-targeting-kingdoms-eastern-region-on-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/saudi-arabia-downs-dozens-of-iranian-drones-targeting-kingdoms-eastern-region-on-tuesday\/24\/03\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia downs dozens of Iranian drones targeting kingdom&#8217;s Eastern Region on Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Saudi Arabia downed dozens of Iranian drones on Tuesday, while the UAE intercepted 17 drones and five missiles. Bahrain also reported a fire caused by &#8220;Iranian aggression.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/iran-scales-back-strikes-saudi-212940160.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Saudi Arabia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Saudi Arabia&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Saudi Arabia<\/a> downed dozens of Iranian drones targeting the Eastern Region throughout Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/saudi-arabia-expels-iranian-military-083722102.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Riyadh's;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Riyadh's&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Riyadh&#8217;s<\/a> Defense Ministry announced on X\/Twitter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The drones came in multiple waves, ranging in size from one drone to at least five, according to the data that the ministry shared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meanwhile, air defense systems intercepted a drone that targeted Erbil International Airport in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/iranian-backed-militias-claim-30-112942052.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Iraq's;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Iraq's&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Iraq&#8217;s<\/a> Kurdistan region early on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This marked the third drone attack targeting the airport within a 24-hour period, according to Iraqi media.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">&#8216;Iranian aggression&#8217; causes destructive fire at Bahrain facility<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/bahrain-pushes-un-action-iran-221830978.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bahrain's;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bahrain's&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bahrain&#8217;s<\/a> Civil Defense extinguished a fire at a facility that was caused &#8220;as a result of the Iranian aggression,&#8221; Bahrain&#8217;s Interior Ministry announced, publishing a picture of firefighters but providing no further details at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Amid this, the UAE&#8217;s Defense Ministry published its daily data of Iranian attacks against the Emirates, announcing that 17 drones and five ballistic missiles were intercepted by the country&#8217;s air defenses in the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The ministry also published the running total of the &#8220;blatant Iranian aggression,&#8221; noting that 1,806 drones, 15 cruise missiles, and 357 ballistic missiles have been intercepted since the conflict began.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/saudi-arabia-downs-dozens-iranian-142111598.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia downed dozens of Iranian drones on Tuesday, while the UAE intercepted 17 drones and five missiles. 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