Saudi Arabia's air defence systems have destroyed drones from Iraq, Al Jazeera reported, citing a statement issued by the kingdom's defence ministry.
According to the statement, the unmanned aerial vehicles made an effort to strike oil facilities in the eastern part of Saudi Arabia.
The ministry claimed that armed organisations in Iraq with ties to Iran fired the drones.
In a post on Saudi Defence's X handle, Major General Turki Al-Maliki, the Ministry of Defence's official spokesperson, said that during the past few hours, air defences have intercepted and destroyed many drones that were attempting to target petroleum installations in Riyadh and the Eastern Region.
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According to Major-General Turki Al-Maliki, a spokesman for the Defence Ministry, "These terrorist attempts were launched from Iraqi territory and carried out by terrorist militias backed by Iran."
The kingdom's "legitimate right to defend itself and its capabilities and its retention of the right to respond at the appropriate time and place" was upheld in his statement.
Recently, attacks from another Iranian ally, Yemen's Houthi rebels, have intensified on Saudi Arabia. The group has justified its offensive as a retaliation, claiming that Riyadh struck areas under its control in recent weeks.
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