Saudi Arabia orders Iranian military attache, four embassy staff to leave

Saudi Arabia informed Iran’s military ​attache, his assistant and three members ‌of the embassy staff that they ​must leave the kingdom ⁠within 24 hours after being declared persona non grata, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said ‌on Saturday (March 21, 2026), citing what it described as continued ‌Iranian attacks on Saudi territory.

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Saudi Arabia ‌has ⁠come under attack by ⁠hundreds of Iranian missiles and drones since the start of U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, the ​vast majority of ‌which have been intercepted, authorities said.

Iran-Israel war updates on March 22, 2026

The Ministry said in a statement that continued Iranian attacks would lead ‌to further escalation and have “significant consequences” ​for current and future relations.

On Wednesday (March 18, 2026), the Saudi ⁠Foreign Minister said the kingdom reserved the right to act militarily against ‌Iran and any trust with Tehran had been shattered following recent attacks. Saudi Arabia and Iran re-established diplomatic ties in 2023 as part of an effort to calm ‌tensions after years of enmity that saw ​them back opposing political and military factions in the region.

The ⁠U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Tehran’s ⁠subsequent attacks on Gulf neighbours have disrupted oil and natural ‌gas exports from the West Asia and forced production stoppages.