31.03.2026 01:42
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that they see Saudi Arabia as a "brotherly country" and emphasized that the targets of Iran's operations are not regional countries but aggressive powers, saying, "The time has long come to remove U.S. forces from the region."
The Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi, in a statement made on his social media account, evaluated the U.S. presence in the region and sent a message to Saudi Arabia.
EMPHASIS ON "BROTHER COUNTRY" Arakchi stated, "Iran respects the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and sees it as a brotherly country. Our operations are directed against aggressive enemies who do not respect either Arabs or Iranians and cannot provide security in the region."
Abbas Arakchi "IT'S TIME TO REMOVE U.S. FORCES FROM THE REGION" Arakchi also shared a photo of an E-3 Sentry early warning (AWACS) aircraft, which was reportedly damaged in a missile and drone attack carried out by Iran on the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, stating, "Just look at what we have done to their air forces. The time to remove U.S. forces from the region has long come."
Prince Sultan Air Base U.S. STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED In a report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing U.S. and Arab officials, it was stated that some U.S. strategic aircraft were damaged in the missile and drone attack carried out by Iran on the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia last Friday. The report mentioned that the E-3 Sentry early warning (AWACS) aircraft in the U.S. inventory was among the damaged elements, and that U.S. refueling aircraft were also damaged in the same attack, resulting in 12 soldiers being injured.