Trump promises swift retaliation for drone attack on US embassy and deaths of service members amid warnings of ‘major uptick’ in strikes

Donald Trump has vowed revenge ‘soon’ after the killing of six soldiers in Iran and the drone strike of the US embassy in Saudi Arabia.

The embassy in Riyadh was hit by two drones on Monday [Unmanned Aerial Vehicles] It hit the roof and the perimeter of the consulate, the US State Department said Wall StreetJournal.

The Saudi Ministry of Defense also told The New York Times that eight drones were seized near the cities of Riyadh and Al-Kharj.

The attacks come as the US urges all Americans to leave 15 countries in the Middle East ahead of a planned “major escalation” in attacks on Iran.

Trump told News Country “You’ll find out soon” what the retaliation for Monday night’s attack will be, he said, but said he didn’t think boots on the ground were necessary.

‘We are doing a lot of damage. “We are causing great harm to them,” he said.

Trump said the US was approaching its stated goals for the attacks, describing it as ‘ahead of plan’.

‘I know a lot and I will definitely know when I have achieved it. It’s getting very close. “We’re doing a lot of damage, we’re setting them back a lot,” he said.

“You will find out very soon” who will rule Iran, the president added.

The conflict in the Middle East may have taken another turn as a fire broke out at the US embassy in Saudi Arabia, loud explosions were heard and clouds of smoke were seen in Riyadh.

Trump was not overly concerned about any potential attack on American soil or US bases.

‘No, this is part of the war. “Whether people like it or not, it’s part of the war, that’s just the way it is,” he said.

CNN reported that the embassy was hit by two ‘suspicious Iranian planes’. No injuries were reported.

‘The post is being protected in place and no injuries have been reported,’ the ministry said.

In a statement published on social media, it was stated that the envoy also limited non-essential travel to military facilities in the region.

The Saudi Ministry of Defense said in a statement that the drone attack resulted in a ‘limited’ fire and minor property damage.

The strike came just days after the president authorized preemptive strikes against Tehran.

Two sources told Reuters on Tuesday that a fire broke out at the embassy in the Saudi capital following the explosion.

Smoke rises after Israeli airstrike in Bourj Al Barajneh, in Beirut’s southern suburbs

An Iranian man works on the ruins of the police station that was completely destroyed in the US-Israeli attacks in Tehran

Explosion and smoke came from Riyadh This is the diplomatic quarter in the Saudi capital where foreign embassies and residences of foreign diplomats are located, four eyewitnesses told AFP on Tuesday morning.

“I heard two explosions in the neighborhood and then smoke rising,” said a local resident, who preferred to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the issue.

Three people familiar with the matter said a large explosion was heard and flames were seen at the embassy early Tuesday morning. One of the sources said the fire was minor.

The explosions were heard as Iran continued its campaign targeting Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, with missile and drone attacks in response to US and Israeli air strikes.

The Daily Mail has reached out to the State Department for comment.

State Department officials announced Monday that Americans currently in the Middle East should be evacuated immediately and offered assistance to anyone struggling to get transportation out of the country.

The announcement comes after a senior official told CNN’s Jim Sciutto that the United States is preparing for a “major escalation” in attacks on Iran over the next 24 hours, targeting the country’s missile production, drones and naval capabilities.

But Iran has already begun to strike back, killing six American soldiers and hitting an American-allied fuel tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route.

The ‘imminent threat’ that prompted the United States to attack Iran was the threat US troops would face following Israel’s planned attack on the Middle Eastern country, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Monday.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says the strait is now closed and Iran will open fire on any ship that tries to pass through.

A major oil refinery in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, was also closed on Monday after being hit by a drone, as motorists in the UK faced warnings of potential ‘record prices at the pumps’.

Meanwhile, Qatar shot down two Iranian warplanes following Tehran’s attack today and was forced to shut down gas production following the drone attack.

Qatar’s defense ministry announced that two Su-24 bombers were shot down and seven missiles and five unmanned aerial vehicles were seized in various attacks on the Gulf country.

The United States launched preemptive strikes against Iran after learning that Israel was about to attack, and American troops in the region face the imminent threat of retaliation, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday.

Rubio made the statement on Capitol Hill, where he briefed a small group of congressional leaders about the joint US-Israeli attack.

‘There was definitely an imminent threat,’ Rubio said. ‘And the immediate threat was that if Iran was attacked, and we believed they were going to be attacked, we knew they were going to come after us right away, and we weren’t going to be able to sit there and absorb a blow before we could strike back.’

Rubio said the War Department determined that a defensive posture following the Israeli attack would only expose the United States to more casualties. Five American soldiers have died in the conflict so far.

‘We proactively went defensively to prevent them from doing further damage,’ he said.

This statement angered both Democrats and Republicans.