Tehran: The Iranian Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on Sunday denied any involvement in the launch of ten drones that Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted while targeting the capital, Riyadh, and the Eastern Province.
According to National News Agency - Lebanon, in a statement, the IRGC's public relations office said the attack had "no connection with the Islamic Republic of Iran," urging the Saudi government to investigate the source of the drones. Tehran has repeatedly maintained that its military actions, carried out in response to US-Israeli aggression, are aimed solely at US interests and military bases in the region, and such operations do not target the countries hosting these bases or their populations, emphasizing good neighborly relations.
Earlier, a source in the Iranian Armed Forces told Al Mayadeen that neither Iran nor any Resistance faction was responsible for the reported drone strike on the Erbil refinery, claiming the attack was "definitely the work of the Americans." The source also said that the United States targeted a civilian radar system at Kuwait International Airport, accusing Washington of seeking to provoke chaos and tension across the region.
Kuwaiti authorities earlier reported that several drones struck the airport, damaging the radar system but causing no human casualties. Separate reports indicated that a drone strike hit an oil facility in Erbil, in northern Iraq, temporarily halting operations at a refinery for damage assessment.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters warned neighboring countries and Muslim populations that Iran's adversaries have replicated the Shahed-136 drone, renaming it the "LUCAS drone," and are using it to target illegitimate sites across the region. The spokesperson accused the Israeli occupation and the United States of resorting to deception after failing militarily and politically against Iran, stating that the copied drone is intended to carry out attacks while falsely attributing them to Tehran.
The spokesperson stressed that Iran's defensive doctrine is based on legal principles and strategic logic, aimed solely at responding to acts of aggression by the United States or "Israel." Tehran assumes full responsibility for any official strikes carried out by its forces. Recent attacks on facilities in friendly neighboring countries, including Trkiye, Kuwait, and Iraq, were cited as examples of incidents falsely attributed to Iran, which the statement described as part of a broader effort to manipulate regional narratives and fuel tensions.
The statement urged officials and citizens across the region to respond cautiously to deceptive provocations, warning that falling for such tactics would encourage further destabilizing efforts. "Mutual trust, unity, and cooperation are essential to compel the aggressor to abandon these deceptive tactics," the spokesperson concluded.