The kingdom said it was “assessing damage” to its energy facilities

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense has announced a successful “interception and destruction” of at least seven ballistic missiles, with the debris allegedly falling in the vicinity of energy facilities.

Riyadh has yet to officially confirm the scale of the damage, but multiple videos shared by pro-Iranian sources purportedly show several explosions and a large fire at the country’s industrial area of Jubail, which alone produces roughly 7 percent of the world’s petrochemical products.

Israeli forces attacked Iran’s largest petrochemical facility in the South Pars natural gas field earlier on Monday, as US President Donald Trump has stepped up threats to strike Iran’s infrastructure if US and Israel-linked shipping is not allowed through the Strait of Hormuz.

Tehran has reportedly rejected a US ceasefire proposal, circulated by Egyptian, Pakistani, and Turkish mediators, instead offering a 10‑clause plan that calls for a permanent end to the war. The demands reportedly include an end to conflicts across the region, protocols to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the lifting of sanctions, and provisions for reconstruction.

Meanwhile, at least 15 American troops were injured in an Iranian drone strike on the Ali Al Salem air base in Kuwait, CBS News reported, citing two US officials.

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Key developments:

• Iran’s Health Ministry says at least 2,076 people have been killed since February 28, including 240 women and 212 children, with more than 26,500 injured.

• Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the IDF would target Iranian leadership “one by one,” after Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi, head of intelligence for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in one of the strikes. 

• Explosions rocked Tehran on Monday, with airstrikes hitting multiple locations across the capital. Thick smoke was seen rising near Azadi Square after a strike reportedly hit the grounds of the Sharif University of Technology, which Iranian officials said was targeted with a “bunker-buster” munition.

• Tehran responded with missile barrages targeting Israel and sites across the Gulf. In northern Israel, missiles struck Haifa, where at least three people were killed when a residential building was hit, according to emergency services.

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