Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has denied any involvement in a reported drone attack on the US embassy in Riyadh on March 3, instead blaming Israel for the incident.
The statement came after The Wall Street Journal reported that the attack caused more extensive damage than Saudi authorities had acknowledged. While Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry described the incident as a limited fire with minor damage, the report claimed the blaze lasted for hours and resulted in significant destruction, reports Al Jazeera.
Rejecting the report, the IRGC said the attack “has absolutely nothing to do with the Iranian armed forces,” adding that, given Israel’s regional strategy, it was “certainly carried out by Zionists.”
The IRGC also warned Muslim countries about what it described as the “Zionist regime’s sedition in the region,” urging neighboring states to remain vigilant against what it called an “American-Zionist” effort to destabilize the region.