Riyadh: The official spokesperson for the Border Guards stated that the maritime border guard patrols monitored at 6.30pm last Thursday three Iranian boats after they entered Saudi territorial waters.
The boats were immediately chased and repeated warnings issued to them to stop, but they refused to respond, said the statement.
According to the procedures followed in these cases, the Border Guards fired warning shots, forcing the Iranian boats to retreat.
The spokesperson indicated that the Border Guards confirmed that it would not allow any violations in Saudi Arabia's waters.