00:20Did Saudi Arabia secretly strike Iran?
00:24A shocking new Reuters report is now raising exactly that question.
00:29And the implications could reshape how the world views the Middle East War of 2026.
00:35According to Reuters, Saudi Arabia quietly carried out covert airstrikes inside Iranian territory during the height of the regional conflict
00:45earlier this year.
00:47The operations were never publicly announced and reportedly took place in late March.
00:52If true, this would mark the first known direct Saudi military strike on Iranian soil in modern history.
01:01The report cites two Western officials and two Iranian officials familiar with the matter.
01:08Reuters says the strikes were launched by the Saudi Air Force after Iran allegedly carried out waves of drone and
01:15missile attacks targeting Saudi military bases, oil infrastructure and civilian sites.
01:22At the time, Saudi Arabia publicly warned that it reserved the right to respond.
01:28But behind the scenes, according to Reuters, Riyadh may have already begun retaliating.
01:35What makes the revelation even more significant is the alleged impact of the strikes.
01:41Reuters reports that after the covert Saudi operations, direct Iranian attacks on Saudi Arabia dropped sharply.
01:49In the final week of March alone, Saudi officials reportedly counted more than 100 Iranian drone and missile attacks.
01:57But by early April, that number had fallen dramatically.
02:02Sources cited in the report claim Saudi Arabia also sent private warnings to Tehran through diplomatic channels, signaling that further
02:11strikes would follow if attacks continued.
02:13And, despite the military retaliation, Saudi leaders reportedly continued engaging Iran diplomatically in an effort to avoid a full-scale
02:24regional war.
02:25The report paints a picture of a hidden conflict unfolding behind closed doors, one far more aggressive than what was
02:33publicly acknowledged at the time.
02:35It also suggests Gulf powers were more deeply involved in direct military operations against Iran than previously known.
02:45Reuters notes that separate reports claimed the UAE also conducted covert strikes on Iranian targets during the conflict.
02:53Saudi Arabia has not officially confirmed the report.
02:58Iranian authorities have also avoided public escalation over the claims.
03:02But the revelation comes at a critical moment for the region.
03:07Although a broader U.S.-Iran ceasefire was reached in April, tensions across the Middle East remain fragile, with ongoing proxy
03:16attacks and fears that the conflict could reignite at any moment.
03:21And now with reports of secret Saudi strikes emerging months later, a new question is being asked.
03:28How much of this war actually happened in the shadows?
03:53How much of this war actually happened in the shadows?
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