Saudi Arabia has warned that it reserves the right to respond after accusing Iran-backed militias of launching drone attacks from Iraqi territory against its oil infrastructure.

The kingdom’s Ministry of Defence said its air defences intercepted and destroyed several drones targeting oil facilities in the Eastern Province and the capital, Riyadh, before they reached their intended targets.

Military spokesman Maj-Gen Turki Al Malki described the attempted strikes as “terrorist” attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure and said Riyadh would respond “at the appropriate time and place.”

No casualties or damage were reported, and Saudi authorities did not disclose the number of drones intercepted.

The attacks drew an immediate response from Baghdad, where Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi ordered an investigation into the launches.

Iraqi military spokesman Sabah Al Numan said authorities were examining available evidence and would pursue legal action against anyone found responsible.

Separately, Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement claimed responsibility for drone attacks targeting facilities linked to Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline, which carries crude from the kingdom’s eastern oil fields to the Red Sea port of Yanbu.

Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the strikes were carried out in retaliation for what he described as Saudi drone incursions into Yemeni airspace.

In Jordan, the armed forces said the Royal Jordanian Air Force intercepted and destroyed two drones targeting the kingdom.

A military source told the state-run Petra news agency that no casualties or material damage were reported.