Yesterday 25 June 2021 was the 25th anniversary of #Alkhobar bombing in #SaudiArabia that killed 19 #US servicemen, injured 500+ from several nationalities, incl #Saudis #Pakistanis #Egyptians. Marked a shift for #Iran #IRGC's ops inside #KSA; close to ARAMCO & a major mil base. 
Crater is where a sewage tanker truck detonated nearly 14,000 Kg of explosives. Bomb was a mixture of petrol & explosive powder placed in the tank of the truck. The material was smuggled in exported fruit trucks from #Lebanon and hidden underground in #Qatif, near #Alkhboar.
That day, I was with a group of journalists in #Kuwait waiting for a #US heli to take us to a #Saudi base for a briefing related to the situation with #Iraq. We waited for half a day. After #Alkhobar, US military disconnected for the next 72 hours. [Pic: briefing; Kuwaiti desert]
#IRGC used '#Hezbollah Al-Hejaz' to claim responsibility, recruited young #Saudis to execute #Alkhobar bombing.
In 2005, Saudi intelligence captured the ringleader in #Lebanon, 19 yrs later.
In July 2020, a #US court ordered #Iran to pay $879m to the Khobar bombing survivors.
In 2005, Saudi intelligence captured the ringleader in #Lebanon, 19 yrs later.
In July 2020, a #US court ordered #Iran to pay $879m to the Khobar bombing survivors.
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Correction: #Saudi intelligence captured the mastermind in 2015, not 2005. No official word on this. It is believed in many circles that the mastermind was captured in #Lebanon.
https://twitter.com/_AhmedQuraishi/status/1408545120803299330?s=19
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