WANA (Mar 15) – The Public Relations Office of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated that Saudi Arabia reported an attack on Riyadh and Al-Sharqiyah involving ten drones, which were subsequently intercepted.
The IRGC emphasized that the attacks have no connection to the Islamic Republic of Iran, and asserted that the Saudi government should investigate the actual source of the drone strikes.
According to informed sources, the origin of the drones targeting Riyadh and Al-Sharqiyah is the United Arab Emirates.
The statement reaffirmed that Iran was not involved in the attacks on these two locations.
Following these incidents, Riyadh reported another suspected drone attack and claimed that four drones en route to the city were intercepted.
Earlier, the spokesperson for Iran’s Central Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters stated that enemies of Iran are using copied versions of Iranian drones to attack targets in neighboring countries in an effort to blame Iran.
The statement highlighted that a replicated version of Iran’s Shahed-136 drone, now called the “Lucas drone,” is being deployed against what the spokesperson described as “unjustified targets” across the region.
According to the IRGC, the operation is aimed at sowing distrust toward Iran, falsely accusing the Islamic Republic of involvement, and creating divisions between Iran and its neighbors. The statement added that such actions are intended to undermine the defensive and legitimate operations of Iran’s armed forces.