US military says US, Saudi forces struck sites of Iran-backed groups in Iraq
CENTCOM said the strikes answered more than 30 drone attacks in 72 hours and warned further attacks could trigger additional U.S. action.
- U.S. Central Command and Saudi Arabian forces launched joint precision strikes against Iranian-aligned group sites across eastern Iraq.
- The combined air operation responded to over 30 drone attacks launched over the previous 72 hours targeting U.S. military positions and Saudi oil infrastructure.
- Iraqi paramilitary officials reported at least 20 fighters killed and dozens more wounded after strikes hit Popular Mobilization Forces command centers and logistics facilities.
- The action shattered a brief multi-day lull in regional hostilities, coinciding with Iranian ballistic missile launches at U.S. installations in Jordan and new maritime tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Global crude oil prices spiked over 3% following the military escalation, reversing a brief decline as energy market concerns resurfaced over Middle East supply routes.
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Iraq calls urgent security meeting after US and Saudi attacks
Iraq calls urgent security meeting after US and Saudi attacks Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 07/29/2026 - 09:26 Riyadh's participation in strikes follows drone and missile attacks on its oil facilities from Iranian-allied forces in Yemen and Iraq Iraqis inspect damage on 29 July after overnight Saudi and American air strikes in Diyala (Younis al-Bayati/AFP) Off Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi has called for an urgent security meeting on Wedn…
After five days of stopping the attacks and bombings in the Middle East with U.S. President Donald Trump, ensuring that Iran is given time to return to the negotiations U.S. and Saudi Arabia have attacked several positions of the U.S. Popular Mobilization Units (PMUs), Iran-controlled and funded Iraqi militias this Wednesday morning. Continue reading....
Saudi Arabia has struggled for months to stay out of the regional conflict, maintaining open communication with Tehran even as Iranian drones attacked the country's oil industry. But now it appears that restraint is no longer possible. Its warplanes have joined US jets in carrying out strikes in eastern Iraq.
These bombings, which have killed 20 Iraqi militiamen, are the first to be carried out by Riyadh on Iraqi territory and represent an escalation in the war against Iran.
The US Army announced that it had intercepted Iranian missiles. Washington subsequently launched a joint attack with Saudi Arabia against pro-Iranian militias in Iraq. These exchanges took place as Donald Trump received the Israeli Prime Minister at the White House.
Joint US, Saudi attacks on Iran-backed forces in Iraq after unsuccessful Islamic Republic ‘surprise attack’
CENTCOM said that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched “multiple” ballistic missiles from Iran. By JNS The United States and Saudi Arabia struck “multiple” terror and weapon sites in eastern Iraq, after Iran directed terrorists there to attack American troops and energy infrastructure in the kingdom, U.S. Central Command said on Tuesday. The American and Saudi strikes were a “strong response to over 30 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps…
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