US, Saudi Arabia attack Iran-backed Iraqi militia

The US military says it has carried out precision strikes alongside Saudi forces against Iran-backed militants in eastern Iraq.

US and Saudi warplanes struck several weapons storage and logistics sites, US Central Command, or CENTCOM, said on Friday.

CENTCOM said the operation followed more than 30 drone attacks in the past 72 hours. The US military accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of directing attacks against US troops and Saudi energy infrastructure.

CENTCOM said the attacks on US forces failed.

Earlier, CENTCOM said it had foiled an attempted Iranian “surprise attack” involving multiple ballistic missiles fired at US forces in the Middle East.

All missiles were intercepted, the US military said. While CENTCOM did not identify their intended target, US news outlet Axios reported that they were headed towards a US military base in Jordan.

The attack came despite President Donald Trump’s announcement that US strikes on Iran were being halted to allow more time for negotiations.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it fired several ballistic missiles toward a US air base and central command center in Jordan on Wednesday morning.

It said the attack was in retaliation for US actions against Iranian interests.

“As long as threats against the Islamic Republic continue and the illegal and hostile actions of US forces against our interests continue, so will the resistance,” the IRGC told Iranian state media.

“The threats and illegal interference by US officials against our interests must end.”

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a group of Iran-backed militias, said the US and Saudi Arabia attacked its facilities across Iraq on Wednesday.

The PMF said its headquarters in Basra was targeted in the attack, killing and wounding several people, which it did not specify.

The PMF said the attacks were a “highly dangerous escalation” and a violation of Iraq’s sovereignty.

The US has blamed Iran-backed militias in Iraq for recent attacks on US troops in the region and oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia confirmed on Wednesday that it had taken part in US strikes on Iran-backed Iraqi militants, and said they came in response to drone attacks on Iraqi militants who attempted to target oil facilities in Sharqiya and Riyadh.

The Saudi Defense Ministry stressed the “right to self-defense” in a statement on X.

“The state emphasizes that it does not want to escalate tensions, but will respond to any aggression it faces,” the statement said.

The US military said it carried out multiple strikes on Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday in coordination with Saudi Arabia.

US Army Central Command (CENTCOM) said the strikes targeting Iraqi militias were in retaliation for attacks on US troops and Saudi energy infrastructure in the region by “Iran-aligned terrorists” in Iraq.

“In response to more than 30 IRGC-directed aerial drone strikes over the past 72 hours, US and Saudi warplanes struck multiple terrorist logistics and weapons sites in eastern Iraq,” US military Central Command said.

CENTCOM said the latest attacks against Saudi Arabia, which ended a day-long lull in fighting, were directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

“The IRGC and its terrorist proxies must cease these attacks to avoid further U.S. military response,” it said.

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Nevertheless, although a significant proportion of global oil trade bottlenecks in the strait, shipping traffic Never stopped completely.

With the United States and Iran issuing conflicting statements on whether the Strait of Hormuz is open, DW Analysis Public data source to track how shipping traffic has changed during the war and which ships still risk crossing the maritime choke point, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and US President donald trump And their teams praised the cooperation between the two administrations after a closed-door meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

The meeting, the first since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, was likely to go in either direction before Netanyahu arrived for the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham, with Trump complaining loudly about the Israeli leader publicly, notably on Fox News.

Tuesday’s talks, which lasted 90 minutes, were described by the White House as “positive and productive.”

In a social media video posted after the meeting, Netanyahu called it “one of the best conversations I have ever had with the President of the United States”, and said it touched upon “our common goal: ensuring that Iran does not obtain nuclear weapons.”

Trump said in a post on his Truth social platform that he had a “very good meeting” with Netanyahu.

“Clearly, many important topics were discussed,” Trump wrote without elaborating.

Tuesday’s meeting took place ahead of elections in Israel. Reuters news agency, citing unnamed sources, said Netanyahu aims to get Trump’s support for his re-election campaign before the October 27 vote.

The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said it intercepted an Iranian missile attack on Tuesday afternoon.

“Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in an attempt to launch a surprise attack on US forces based in the Middle East,” CENTCOM said on Friday.

“All Iranian missiles were successfully intercepted. US forces remain on alert and at a high level of readiness.”

CENTCOM did not say where the missiles were fired.

American soldiers Deployed at bases in Gulf states as well as Jordan It has been the target of Iranian missile and drone attacks this year.

The latest attack marks a lull in the fighting that has lasted for several days.

Welcome to our coverage of the US-Israeli war against Iran.

The conflict has flared up again after the US reportedly intercepted a “surprise” missile attack by Iran against its troops in the Middle East.

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed “productive” talks with US President Donald Trump during his visit to Washington.

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