The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia was hit by two Iranian drones, leading the U.S. to close it. The Embassy notice reads: “The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia is closed on Tuesday, March 3. All routine and emergency American Citizen Services appointments are cancelled. The shelter in place notification for Jeddah, Riyadh, and Dhahran remains in place and we recommend American citizens in the Kingdom also continue to shelter in place.”
In addition, the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait was closed “until further notice.” The U.S. State Department has ordered the departure of non-emergency government personnel from Kuwait. “On Monday [March 2], video obtained by Reuters and geolocated by CNN showed smoke rising from the area around the U.S. embassy, and a source told CNN the embassy was struck on both Sunday and Monday."
