Israel-Iran-US War, March 3 -- Two drones struck the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh early Tuesday (3 March), triggering an explosion and sending plumes of smoke from the complex. Saudi Arabia said the attack caused a "limited fire" and minor damage.

The drone strike prompted the US to issue a new shelter-in-place order for Riyadh and Jeddah, while maintaining one for Dhahran in the eastern province. The State Department has also urged American citizens to leave countries across the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia.

This development comes a day after the US Embassy compound in Kuwait was struck. Saudi Arabia's defence ministry confirmed the news and, in a statement on X, said that the US embassy in Riyadh was hit by two drones, a...