Saudi Arabia joins US in strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq

Saudi Arabia and the US have carried out strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, in a potential escalation of the Middle East conflict.

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Jordan intercepted five missiles launched from Iran, the country's military said, hours after the U.S. military said it had knocked down an Iranian missile barrage launched against American forces.

After accusing pro-Iranian armed groups of targeting its energy infrastructure with drones, Riyadh carried out a military operation alongside Washington against positions in Iraq.

The US and Saudi Arabia launched joint air strikes on Iraq, targeting ‘Iran-aligned’ groups.

Iran fired on American forces overnight and the US and Saudi Arabia struck Tehran-backed militias in Iraq, abruptly ending a days-long lull in hostilities.

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US and Saudi warplanes carried out strikes on Tuesday against Iran-backed militants in Iraq who launched more than two dozen drone attacks in recent days, the US military said.

US thwarts ‘surprise’ Iranian attack and launches strikes with Saudis  The Times

The strikes come as Oman proposed a new regional deal aimed at resolving the conflict over the critical Strait of Hormuz.

Retaliatory strikes by US and Saudi fighter planes hit logistics and weapons sites in eastern Iraq belonging to "Iran-aligned terrorists", the US military said.

Jordan’s military says the country's air defenses intercepted five missiles launched from Iran early Wednesday

The United States and Iran had experienced a period of calm, during which neither announced attacks for about three days.

CENTCOM says that the IRGC and its proxies must halt attacks or risk further military action.

US and Saudi Arabian forces said they struck Iran-backed militants in Iraq on Wednesday in retaliation for recent attacks, following a short pause in Iran war hostilities. The combined air operation came as President Donald Trump met with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington for thei

The US military warned Iran to halt its attacks carried out directly or via its regional proxies against Washington’s assets in the Gulf or Saudi Arabia’s energy infrastructure to “avoid further military response”.

The US-Saudi strikes in eastern Iraq occurr just hours after the US military said its air defenses had averted a surprise Iranian attack on US troops in the region

The US and Saudi Arabia launched strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq, saying they were responsible for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities, prompting Iran to warn that blaming it for such attacks was a "major miscalculation".

US, Saudis attack Iran-backed groups in Iraq, threatening to intensify conflict  Reuters

Iran-backed militants in Iraq recently launched over two dozen drone attacks on US forces and Saudi energy infrastructure.

The rare joint operation in Iraq underscores the risk that the Iran conflict could expand. It came after Iran fired missiles at a US. base in Jordan.

Saudi Arabia joins US fight against Iran-linked fighters  USA Today

Fresh fighting has erupted after the US accused Iran of launching its first ballistic missile attack on an American base since strikes were paused on Friday. Here's your three-minute briefing on the key developments in the Middle East overnight.

US and Saudi warplanes carried out strikes on Tuesday against Iran-backed militants in Iraq who launched more than two dozen drone attacks in recent days, the US military said.

Saudi Arabia said the Iran-backed groups were responsible for drone attacks on its oil facilities.

US forces intercepted a surprise ballistic missile attack from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as tensions continued to escalate between America and Iran.

The United States and Saudi Arabia attacked Iran-backed proxies in Iraq on Wednesday after Saudi air defense systems intercepted days of attacks launched from Iraq against the kingdom's petroleum facilities.

The U.S. and Saudi militaries announced airstrikes late Tuesday on Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, after Iran and its proxies allegedly targeted American forces.

Saudi Arabia says drones launched from Iraq targeting oil facilities intercepted  Dawn

WASHINGTON: US and Saudi warplanes carried out strikes on Tuesday (Jul 28) against Iran-backed militants in Iraq who launched more than two dozen drone attacks in recent days, the US military said.The strikes targeted "Iran-aligned terrorists that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) directed to attack US force

The United States and Saudi Arabia launched joint airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, U.S. Central Command said, shortly after Iran launched new missile attacks targeting U.S. forces in Jordan. The announcement is notable for being the first U.S. strike since a brief lull that began on Friday, the first co

The US military says it knocked down an Iranian missile barrage and worked with Saudi forces to strike sites in Iraq that Tehran-backed militias used to launch attacks in recent days, shattering a brief pause in the fighting.

The US Central Command said that the strikes were in response to the more than 30 aerial drone attacks directed by the Iran Guards in the last 72 hours.

The US military said it thwarted an "attempted surprise attack" by Iran that came after a days-long lull in fighting. Meanwhile, Israel's Netanyahu hailed an "excellent" meeting with Trump. Follow DW.

Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry announced on Monday that it intercepted multiple drones targeting eastern oil facilities that were launched by Iran-controlled Shiite militia forces in Iraq.

Saudi Arabia strikes Iran-backed Iraqi militia  Arab News

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it expressed the “strongest condemnation of the reprehensible drone attacks carried out by Iran-backed militias operating in Iraq."

The investigation comes amid heightened regional tensions stemming from the US and Iran conflict, in which Iraq has avoided drawn directly into hostilities.

Saudi Arabia 'reserves right to respond' after drone attacks from Iraq  thenationalnews.com

The kingdom is being dragged deeper into the wider regional conflict as it faces attacks from Iraq and Yemen.

Saudi Arabia and Jordan both reported shooting down drones, days after President Trump's ceasefire on Iran.

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