Washington Post: Iranian drones struck CIA hub at US Embassy in Riyadh

2026-03-04 - 00:02

Two suspected Iranian drones struck the CIA station located within the US Embassy compound in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Monday, according to a Washington Post report Tuesday citing two individuals familiar with the incident. The attack targeted the agency's intelligence hub specifically, though neither US nor Saudi officials disclosed this critical detail in their initial public statements acknowledging that drones had hit the embassy complex. Structural damage confirmed An internal State Department alert obtained by