Despite US claims to have devastated Iran’s military, Reuters cited intelligence sources as saying Washington could only be certain it had destroyed a third of Iran’s missile and drone arsenal. US media reported that a missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan airbase in Saudi Arabia wounded at least 12 US soldiers, two of them seriously. Since the US-Israeli attack on Iran on February 28, Saudi Arabia has been able to divert some of its oil exports by pipeline to the Red Sea. The US is the only party in the Iran conflict to possess the weapon, though Tehran has been using ballistic missiles carrying cluster warheads in its strikes on Israel. Such an escalation, possibly combined with renewed direct confrontation between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis, could lead to a major regional conflagration, Al-Muslimi said.

Source: The Irish Times March 28, 2026 22:20 UTC