Two ballistic missiles launched toward Riyadh triggered emergency air defense alerts on Sunday amid a sharp escalation in Middle East hostilities.
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi movement in Yemen intercepted both incoming projectiles, according to coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki, who announced the action on platform X, detikNews reported. The Saudi Civil Defense agency briefly issued emergency warnings across the capital region before lifting them.
Within three hours of the Riyadh interception, coalition forces destroyed an additional Houthi drone targeting the eastern region of Arab Saudi, officials stated. These incidents follow a period of intensified cross-border violence that includes a deadly air strike in Yemen on Saturday, November 7, 2026, which killed 43 civilians in a village near Sanaa, according to CNBC Indonesia.
While Riyadh faced ballistic fire, Bahrain’s air defenses intercepted six drones targeting an American military radar installation on Sunday, November 15, 2026.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility for launching the six unmanned aerial vehicles at the radar facility within the Al-Riffa helicopter base, according to the Fars news agency. Explosions and air raid sirens echoed across Bahrain starting at roughly 4 a.m. local time.
The Bahrain Defense Force said that its air defense units destroyed the incoming aerial threats before they reached their objectives. “Iran terus melanjutkan pendekatan bermusuhan yang sistematis melalui serangan-serangan yang menargetkan wilayah Bahrain,” the Bahrain Defense Force stated via social media, detikNews reported.
Iran asserted that surrounding Gulf nations facilitated American military actions against its territory.
Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said that Tehran documented evidence of regional involvement and raised the matter through diplomatic channels. Semua kasus yang menunjukkan peran negara-negara di kawasan ini dalam membantu AS menyerang Iran telah didokumentasikan, ujar Baghaei.
Abdulmalek al-Ajri, a member of the Yemeni government’s negotiating team, warned Riyadh that attempts to worsen the crisis in Yemen would generate severe reciprocal pressure on Saudi security and stability, Ahlulbait Indonesia reported on Saturday, November 14, 2026. “Apa yang kalian tanam di Sana’a, akan kalian tuai di Riyadh,” al-Ajri said, according to the Tasnim News Agency.
Meanwhile, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed on Sunday, November 15, 2026, that opposition fighters shot down a Saudi reconnaissance drone over Al Jawf province in Yemen, ANTARA News reported. Saudi authorities did not immediately issue a public response regarding the alleged drone downing in Yemeni airspace.
“Pengalaman telah membuktikan bahwa geografi Yaman tidak kenal ampun. Para investor membaca peta, bukan kertas,” Abdulmalek al-Ajri, a member of the Yemeni government's negotiating team, said.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted a radar system belonging to United States air defense at the Al-Riffa helicopter base in Bahrain using six drones on Sunday, November 15, 2026, detikNews reported.
The Saudi-led coalition intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles headed toward Riyadh and subsequently shot down an explosive drone over the eastern region of the kingdom within a three-hour window on Sunday, November 15, 2026.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stated on Sunday, November 15, 2026, that Tehran documented proof of regional nations providing support for American attacks against Iran.