Day 4 — Embassies Under Fire

On Day 4 (March 3), the conflict reached unprecedented diplomatic territory. Iranian drones struck the US Embassy in Riyadh — the first attack on a US diplomatic compound since Benghazi in 2012. The US Embassy in Kuwait was also targeted. In response, Washington closed both embassies and ordered nonessential staff evacuations across 16 countries. Simultaneously, IDF ground forces advanced into southern Lebanon expanding the buffer zone, and Israel bombed the Assembly of Experts in Qom — the body that must appoint Iran's next Supreme Leader. Iran's death toll rose to 787.

Key facts

• •Iranian drones hit US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — embassy closed
• •Smoke reported near US Embassy in Kuwait City
• •US embassies in Riyadh and Kuwait City both closed Day 3-4
• •State Dept urges Americans to depart 14 Middle East countries
• •Non-essential staff evacuated from 6 countries including Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE
• •Diplomatic premises under international law are sovereign US territory