Iran’s IRGC had earlier stated it focused radar programs in areas together with Al-Kharj, house to Prince Sultan base.
Printed On 8 Mar 2026
A minimum of two folks have been killed after a projectile fell on a residential location in Saudi Arabia‘s Al-Kharj metropolis, Saudi authorities reported, as Iranian counterattacks on Gulf nations internet hosting US army property entered a second week.
The Saudi civil defence stated in a publish on X on Sunday, with out mentioning Iran, that an unspecified “army projectile” had hit a residential space in Al-Kharj, killing two international nationals – one Indian and one Bangladeshi – and injuring 12 folks.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had stated earlier that it had focused radar programs in areas together with Al-Kharj governorate, which is house to the Prince Sultan airbase utilized by United States forces, and has come beneath repeated assault over the previous week within the US and Israeli battle in opposition to Iran.
Reporting from Doha, Al Jazeera’s Laura Khan stated the projectile had landed on a residential web site belonging to a upkeep and cleansing firm.
“That is getting very unstable and harmful for folks throughout the Gulf,” she stated. “It’s actually essential to emphasize that over 200 nationalities reside and work throughout the Gulf nations. Many of those may very well be labourers.”
On Sunday, the Saudi Defence Ministry reported intercepting 15 drones, together with an tried assault within the diplomatic quarter of the capital Riyadh.
Kuwait, in the meantime, stated an assault hit gasoline tanks at its worldwide airport, and Bahrain reported a water desalination plant had been broken.
Sunday’s assaults got here after Israeli warplanes hit 5 oil services across the Iranian capital, killing a number of folks, in accordance with a state oil govt, and blanketing the town in acrid smoke.
A spokesperson for the IRGC stated Iran would retaliate if US-Israel assaults on its vitality infrastructure didn’t let up.
“In the event you can tolerate oil at greater than $200 per barrel, proceed this recreation,” stated the spokesperson.
Because the battle prolonged into its ninth day, the IRGC stated it had sufficient provides to proceed drone and missile assaults throughout the Center East for as much as six months.
Ahmed Aboul Gheit, secretary-general of the Arab League, stated Iran’s assaults on a number of member states had been “reckless”, urging Tehran to reverse what he known as a “huge strategic mistake”.
Iran’s Well being Ministry stated Sunday that a minimum of 1,200 civilians had been killed and round 10,000 wounded because the US and Israel launched their battle on Iran on February 28.
