US-Saudi strikes thrust Iraq deeper into regional conflict

Twenty PMF members were killed in US-Saudi strikes across Iraq, marking a major escalation and prompting fears of a wider regional conflict.

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

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

By Timour Azhari, Parisa Hafezi and Ahmed Tolba DUBAI/CAIRO, July 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Saudi Arabia launched strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq on Wednesday, saying they were responsible for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities, prompting Iran to warn that blaming it for such attacks was a "major miscalculat

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