India, March 30 -- The situation in the Middle East was worsened when Iran declared that it has launched a drone and a missile strike on a US-linked air base in Saudi Arabia. The Iranian state media disclosed that military properties worth a lot of money such as an airborne surveillance plane were destroyed in the strike evoking the question of an escalation of the situation more in the region.

Strike Targets Prince Sultan Air Base

The reported attack targeted Prince Sultan Air Base, which is about 96 kilometres away in Riyadh. The base has been effective in terms of monitoring in the region and air operations as it is run by the Royal Saudi Air Force and also is used by US troops. In Iran, the strike was reported to have been made up o...