ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - Saudi Arabia intercepted at least three drones which originated from Iraqi airspace, the defense ministry said late Sunday, coming after a similar attack on Kuwait and regional states increasingly voicing their frustrations over attacks emanating from within Iraq's borders.

The ministry said “three drones were intercepted and destroyed after entering the Kingdom's airspace from Iraqi airspace,” adding that Riyadh “reserves the right to respond at the appropriate time and place, and will take and implement all necessary operational measures to respond to any attempt to violate the Kingdom's sovereignty.”

Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iraq have risen over cross-border attacks launched from Iraqi territory during the US-Israel war with Iran.

On Monday, Kuwait - which last month was also targeted with two drones originating from Iraq - strongly condemned the attack on Saudi Arabia, calling it “a series of flagrant violations of international law.” Qatar and the United Arab Emirates also issued condemnation statements.

In late March, Kuwait joined Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and Jordan in a joint statement condemning strikes attributed to Iran-aligned factions in Iraq against neighboring countries and infrastructure, urging Baghdad to immediately stop attacks launched from its territory.

During its war against the US and Israel, Iran and its proxies targeted regional countries in daily retaliatory drone and missile strikes, mainly targeting US interests. While attacks have largely stopped since the ceasefire that was reached between the warring parties on April 8, some have still occurred.

Also on Sunday, a nuclear power plant in the UAE was targeted with a drone, sparking a blaze.

No casualties have been reported in the latest series of attacks.

The Trump administration has repeatedly called on Iraq to curb Iranian influence, pushing Baghdad to dissolve all armed factions, including the state-integrated Popular Mobiulization Forces (PMF).

In recent weeks, the US Treasury Department has placed several bounties of up to $10 million for information on multiple Iraqi militia leaders, and sanctioned them.