Saudi Arabia has issued a stark warning to residents and citizens against filming or sharing footage of Iranian missile and drone interceptions, with security experts and officials saying such material amounts to handing the enemy free targeting intelligence.

The Saudi Interior Ministry has warned that filming interception operations, documenting where projectiles and debris fall, or sharing such material constitutes a direct threat to national security, Al Youm reported on March 29.

Professor Abdulrahman Badawi, a professor of sociology and crime at King Khalid Military College, said a person sharing footage with good intentions effectively becomes an asset for the enemy.

"The person who publishes footage in good faith becomes an eye that serves the enemy and facilitates the identification of geographical locations and coordinates to target positions with ease," Badawi said.

Several dozen foreigners and expats across the Persian Gulf have been arrested and jailed in recent weeks as Iranian missiles and drones continue to break through defence systems and strike high-value local and US targets. 

Retired General Misfir Al-Ghamdi said the region was experiencing continuous barrages of missiles and drones targeting vital sites, and that filming their impact points gave the enemy the precision intelligence needed to re-strike or identify new strategic targets.

"This act is equivalent in its danger to working side by side with the enemy against the security and safety of the country," Al-Ghamdi said.

Criminologist Dr Abdulaziz Al Hassan warned that footage of interceptions reveals the precise locations of air defence platforms, the timing of their response and their operational methods, directly endangering field forces.

He said such acts fall under Saudi Arabia's cybercrime law, under which producing or publishing content that undermines public order or national security carries severe penalties.

Forensic writer Alaa Al-Hamad added that shared footage allows hostile parties to develop counter-attack tactics by analysing defensive strengths and weaknesses.

"National security is a duty, not material for trending content," Al Hassan said.