US-Saudi strikes in Iraq kill at least 20, wound 32, Iran-aligned militia says

At least 20 people have been killed and 32 wounded after US and Saudi Arabian forces conducted joint strikes against Iran-linked “logistics and weapons sites” in Iraq, according to a statement posted on Telegram from the Popular Mobilization Forces. The attacks targeted PMF facilities in the provinces of Baghdad, Wasit

U.S. and Saudi forces launched strikes on Iranian proxies in Iraq overnight, spiking energy prices and fueling fears of a wider war as the war with Iran hits the five-month mark. Saudi Arabia responded to a streak of drone strikes from Iran-backed militias that targeted its Aramco’s Abqaiq oil processing facility. It i

The US says it intercepts an Iranian 'surprise attack' on US forces as fears rise of wider war.

West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude’s front-month contracts climbed on Wednesday on the risk of more fighting.

Jordan intercepted missiles launched from Iran early Wednesday, hours after the U.S. military said it knocked down another Iranian barrage launched against American forces in the Middle East, ending a brief pause in fighting between Tehran and Washington.

Jordan’s air defences intercepted five missiles launched from Iran early Wednesday, the country’s military said, hours after the U.S. military said it had knocked down an Iranian missile barrage launched against American forces in the Middle East, shattering a brief pause in fighting.

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

U.S.-Saudi strikes hit pro-Iran groups in Iraq; Iran fires missiles at U.S. base  Haaretz

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.

US-Saudi strikes on Iraq kill at least 20 across Iraq At least 20 Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) fighters have been killed and 32 wounded in US-Saudi attacks across Iraq, the group said. The PMF said the initial death toll could increase as teams continue assessing the affected sites. The attacks targeted its

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

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.

The United States and Saudi Arabia said they had struck Iran-backed militants in Iraq in response to attacks on US forces and Saudi oil facilities

US, Saudi forces strike 'Iran-aligned terrorists' in Iraq in retaliation for recent attacks  Dawn

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”.

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

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.

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 IRGC’s attempt to redraw the status quo amid an uneasy stalemate comes as White House hedges its military options and Omani officials seek to bring the two enemies back to the negotiating table.

Iran-backed militias in Iraq fired drones at oil facilities in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Region for the second day in a row, piling pressure on the kingdom, which is grappling with a maritime blockade limiting its crude oil shipments.

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."

Saudi Arabia and Jordan intercept drones as hostilities persist despite Iran-US pause  thenationalnews.com

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