IRGC condemns US embassy attack in Riyadh, says Iran had nothing to do with it
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the Iranian Armed Forces had nothing to do with an attack on the US Embassy in Riyadh, warning regional countries of American-Zionist plots to sow seditions.
In a statement released on Saturday, the IRGC referred to a report by The Wall Street Journal that claimed the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital had been attacked.
The IRGC strongly condemned the incident and stated, “This event has absolutely no connection to the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
The statement added that given Israel’s strategy in the region, the attack was “definitely carried out by the Zionists.”
The IRGC also pointed out that the target bank of Iran’s armed forces has been clearly announced in advance, and that necessary warnings about the Israeli regime’s seditious activities have been given to neighboring and Muslim countries.
It further urged nations in the West Asia region to remain alert against US-Israeli efforts aimed at destabilizing and destroying the region.
At least two drones have launched an attack against the US embassy in Riyadh, setting fire to the premises, the Saudi defense ministry says.
The US and Israel started the latest round of unlawful military aggression on Iran on February 28, some eight months after they carried out unprovoked attacks on the country.
The attacks led to the martyrdom of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and hundreds of Iranian civilians, including women and children, as well as several senior military commanders.
Iran has carried out extensive retaliatory attacks on US assets in the region and on locations in the Israeli-occupied territories since the very first day of the US–Israeli aggression.
The Islamic Republic says it respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbors and that its reprisal attacks are directed at US assets and bases on their soil.
It has also warned regional countries not to allow their territory to be used for attacks against Iran.
