US EditionCIA station in Saudi Arabia struck by suspected Iranian drone, source says
Two suspected Iranian drones caused structural damage and forced shelter-in-place orders at a CIA station in the U.S. Embassy, with no casualties reported, officials said.
- The Central Intelligence Agency's station at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was struck by two suspected Iranian drones on Monday, Reuters and The Washington Post reported.
- Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel and Gulf countries hosting U.S. military assets, following Saturday's U.S. and Israeli operations amid regional air-defence alert.
- Embassy personnel were reported to be sheltering in place as an internal State Department alert said part of the roof collapsed, no CIA casualties occurred, and U.S. citizen services were canceled on Tuesday.
- The U.S. mission subsequently closed several embassies, including the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh and U.S. embassies in Lebanon and Kuwait, while former CIA officers said the disruption is manageable with work-arounds.
- Sources familiar with the matter said there is no indication the station was targeted, the CIA declined to comment, and neither government disclosed the hub was hit.
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