Top updates: Drone strikes on US embassy in Saudi Arabia, Trump says war on Iran ‘could extend’

The Saudi Arabian government on Tuesday said that the United States embassy in Riyadh was struck by two drones that caused a “limited fire”, Al Jazeera reported.

There was “minor material damage to the building”, a Saudi defence ministry spokesperson was quoted as saying.

Fresh strikes were also reported in other parts of West Asia on Tuesday.

On Monday, Israel and the US escalated their attacks on Iran, which US President Donald Trump said would likely extend longer than a month, AP reported.

Tehran and its allies retaliated, striking Israel and several sites in Gulf states.

The conflict began on Saturday after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran in a joint military operation. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the attacks.

The killing of Khamenei, who had controlled all branches of the government and the armed forces since 1986, further escalated an already volatile situation in the region.

Here’s more on this and other top updates from the conflict in West Asia:

• On Tuesday, the US Department of State urged its citizens ⁠in more than a dozen West Asian countries to leave immediately. The countries included Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
• Mora Namdar, the US state department’s assistant secretary for consular affairs, said that US citizens should leave using available commercial transportation “due to serious safety risks”. Besides Saudi Arabia...

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