Saudi Arabia's flag. AFP file photo
"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expresses its condemnation and denunciation" of the Israeli strikes and emphasised its "firm position rejecting escalation of the conflict in the region", which "threatens the security and the stability of countries and peoples" in the Middle East, the foreign ministry said on X.
Israel claimed it was carrying out "strikes on military targets in Iran". Numerous explosions were heard around the Iranian capital Tehran, AFP journalists said.
Iranian state TV said that the blasts heard around the capital were due to the "activation of the air defence system" against an Israeli attack.
The Israeli military claimed it had struck Iran's missile manufacturing facilities and surface-to-air missile arrays.
Iranian media said no fire or explosions had been reported at a main oil refinery near the capital.
*This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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