Iranian attacks on Gulf states continue, with explosions and fire reported in Saudi's Jubail industrial area

Overnight attacks on Saudi Arabia hit a petrochemical complex in a sprawling industrial area in the eastern city of Jubail, a source on the ground told AFP Tuesday, hours after similar installations in Iran were struck.

"An attack caused a fire at the SABIC plants in Jubail. The sounds of explosions were very loud," the source told AFP, referring to the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation.

Jubail in eastern Saudi Arabia is home to one of the world's largest industrial cities, where steel, gasoline, petrochemicals, lubricating oil and chemical fertilizers are produced.

Saudi authorities did not make any official statements about the attack, but the kingdom's defense ministry said earlier that it had intercepted 18 drones Tuesday morning, without specifying where.

Unconfirmed video circulating on social media purportedly showed parts of the al-Jubail Industrial City engulfed in flames.