Iran drone attack on US embassy in Riyadh more destructive than first reported

The Iranian drone strike on the US embassy in Riyadh last month appears to have caused more damage than initially revealed, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report.

When the attack occurred in March, the Saudi Defense Ministry claimed it caused limited fire and minor damage.

However, current and former American officials contradicted this assessment in their statements to the WSJ on Friday.

The first Iranian drone successfully evaded the Saudi air defenses protecting Riyadh’s diplomatic quarter and crashed into the American embassy…