Saudi Arabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the Middle East war, two Western officials briefed on the matter and two Iranian officials say.
The Saudi attacks, not previously reported, mark the first time that the kingdom is known to have directly carried out military action on Iranian soil and show it is becoming much bolder in defending itself against its main regional rival.
The attacks, launched by the Saudi Air Force, were assessed to have been carried out in late March, the two Western officials say. One said only that they were “tit-for-tat strikes in retaliation for when Saudi (Arabia) was hit.”
Reuters is unable to confirm what the specific targets were.
In response to a request for comment, a senior Saudi foreign ministry official does not address directly whether strikes had been carried out.
The Iranian foreign ministry does not respond to a request for comment.
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