SARA CARTER - STAFF - NOV 1, 2022
Officials from both the United States and Saudi Arabia reportedly told the Wall Street Journal they are on high alert after Saudi intelligence, which was shared with the U.S., indicated Iran is expected to carry out an attack.
Saudi officials said Iran is set to carry out attacks on specific targets in Saudi Arabia, as well as Erbil, Iraq, where U.S. troops are located. Intel leads officials to believe the planned attacks are intended too be a distraction from the global riots against Iran and its leadership.
Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said Tuesday during a press briefing that the U.S. remains “concerned” about “the threat situation in the region” and is “in regular contact” with Saudi officials.
“We will reserve the right to protect and defend ourselves no matter where our forces are serving, whether in Iraq or elsewhere,” Ryder said, declining to give information about any specific threat.
Iran has warned Saudi Arabia against covering the protests on Farsi news stations and has accused Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the U.S. of being responsible for them.
“This is our last warning, because you are interfering in our internal affairs through these media,” Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami said in remarks reported by Iranian state media according to the Journal. “You are involved in this matter and know that you are vulnerable.”
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