War expands with joint U.S.-Saudi strikes on Iran proxy groups in Iraq

The Middle East war is expanding after 5 months, with Iran going on the offensive and the U.S. and Saudi Arabia jointly striking Iranian proxy groups in Iraq.

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

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.

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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.

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.

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 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 miscalculation".

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

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

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 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 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.

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.