By Timour Azhari March 18 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia intercepted and destroyed four ballistic missiles that were launched toward Riyadh on Wednesday, the Defence Ministry said, just ahead of a meeting of regional and Islamic foreign ministers in the Saudi capital.

Turkey said on Monday that NATO air defences shot down a second ballistic missile fired from Iran into Turkish airspace.

Israel used a little-known ballistic missile that travels into space to kill Iran’s supreme leader in a surprise attack.

Iranian missiles and drones have continued to strike crucial energy facilities and other targets in Gulf countries and the wider Middle East nearly three weeks into the war.

Iran’s reported use of the Sejjil missile highlights a strategic arsenal of long-range ballistic and emerging hypersonic weapons.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine said Iranian missile and drone launches have sharply declined since Operation Epic Fury began.

Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh refinery was attacked Wednesday by ballistic missiles, a Saudi official familiar with the matter said. Riyadh refinery has a capacity of around 130,000 barrels a day and serves the capital’s domestic fuel market.

By Daewoung Kim and Anton Bridge YEONCHEON, South Korea/TOKYO, March 14 (Reuters) - North Korea fired more than 10 ballistic missiles into the sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, as the U.S.

President Donald Trump warned that Iran is working to build missiles that could "soon reach the United States of America," elevating concerns about a weapons program that already places U.S. forces across the Middle East within range. Iran does not ...

The IRGC claimed the strikes targeted sites in Beit Shemesh, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. It also said the barrage hit US military bases in the region, including facilities in Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq.