US-Saudi joint strike targets Iran-backed 'terrorists' in Iraq as war escalates
The US and Saudi Arabia conducted joint military strikes against Iran-backed militants in Iraq following a series of drone attacks on energy infrastructure. The coalition warned that further aggression from these groups would result in additional military responses.
Why it matters
This escalation highlights the fragile security situation in the Middle East and the ongoing proxy conflicts involving major global powers.
Amid dangling hopes of a final peace deal in the Iran war, the US and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday carried out strikes against Tehran-backed militants in Iraq, who they said launched over two dozen drone attacks in recent days.The US Central Command said in a statement on X that the American forces, along with the Saudi Arabian armed forces, "conducted precision strikes in Iraq, July 28, against Iran-aligned terrorists that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) directed to attack US forces and Saudi energy infrastructure."It said that the US and Saudi fighter aircraft struck several "terrorist logistics and weapons sites" across eastern Iraq in response to more than 30 aerial drone attacks directed by the Iran Guards in the last 72 hours."The unwarranted attacks against US forces were not successful.
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