Amidst the ever-increasing tension in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has taken a tough step and ordered Iran’s military attaché and some embassy employees to leave the country within 24 hours. The Saudi Foreign Ministry issued an official statement on Saturday (March 21, 2026), in which these officials of the Iranian Embassy have been declared persona non grata.
According to the ministry, the Iranian Embassy’s military attache, assistant military attache and three members of the mission staff are involved in this action. In fact, this decision has been taken at a time when the conflict in the region is continuously intensifying and Iran is being accused of repeatedly carrying out attacks in the territory of Saudi Arabia.
Iran also targeted other Gulf countries including Saudi
According to the report of Al Jazeera, this development has come to light amid Iran’s ongoing war with America and Israel. During this conflict, Iran has targeted Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries, especially those places where American military bases are present. The impact of these attacks was not only limited to military bases, but also caused huge damage to residential areas and energy facilities. What’s more, this has spread instability across the region and affected the global energy market.
There were attacks on residential areas as well as energy establishments in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia, which has the world’s second-largest reserves of crude oil, has been hit by hundreds of missile and drone attacks since the war began. Officials said most of these attacks were intercepted. However, many attacks have significantly affected energy infrastructure and critical sites. Even the capital Riyadh has not remained untouched by these attacks, where recently an incident of drone attack near the US Embassy came to light.
Saudi Foreign Minister threatened Iran
The official statement from Saudi Arabia on Saturday (March 21, 2026) came after the recent statement given by Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, in which he had said that trust in Iran has now been completely lost. During this, he also made it clear that Saudi Arabia has every right to ensure its security and the country will not shy away from using its military capability if needed.