Saudi Arabia slams Iranian attempts to target Türkiye, Azerbaijan

2026-03-05 - 13:33

RIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia’s strongest condemnation of Iran's attempts to target Türkiye and Azerbaijan.In a statement, the ministry stressed that these cowardly attempts and Iran's repeated blatant aggression against countries in the region reveal a hostile approach that cannot be justified. “This behavior clearly violates international laws, norms, and the principles of good neighborliness while pushing the region toward further escalation,” it said. Saudi Arabia expressed its full solidarity with the governments and peoples of Türkiye and Azerbaijan, affirming their right to protect their security, airspace, territorial integrity, and citizens. The Kingdom commended their efforts to avoid escalation and maintain regional security and stability. A ballistic missile fired from Iran and heading into Turkish airspace was destroyed by NATO air and missile defense systems in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. The missile, the ministry said, was detected after crossing Iraqi and Syrian airspace. A Iranian drone attack has targeted Azerbaijan’s autonomous Nakhchivan exclave on Thursday, according to Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “One drone struck the terminal building of the airport in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, while another drone fell near a school building in the village of Shakarabad,” the ministry said.