US and Saudi Arabia strike Iran-backed targets in Iraq after drone attacks
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The United States and Saudi Arabia launched coordinated airstrikes against Iran-backed targets in eastern Iraq on Wednesday, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The strikes came in response to a series of drone attacks on US forces and Saudi energy facilities, which the US and Saudi Arabia attributed to Iran-aligned groups.
President Donald Trump vowed to deliver a "beating" to Iran following a "surprise" missile attack on US bases in Jordan. "We’ll be hitting them hard. They’re going to get a beating," Trump told Fox News. The US military confirmed that it intercepted the missile attack launched by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The joint US-Saudi strikes targeted several bases across Iraq, resulting in the deaths of at least 20 soldiers and six Iranian Revolutionary Guards military advisers, according to Iraqi militia officials and the Associated Press. The strikes were conducted in coordination with the Iraqi government, Trump stated in an interview with Fox News.
In a separate incident, an explosion struck a liquefied natural gas terminal at Egypt’s Damietta Port during cargo discharge. While no party has claimed responsibility, sources told Reuters that gas storage tankers at the port may have been hit by drones. Maritime risk analysts Ambrey confirmed that the US-owned and operated LNG floating storage facility was struck by at least one drone.
The escalation comes as Oman proposed a new regional deal aimed at resolving the conflict over the critical Strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flowed before the war. However, Iran rejected the Omani proposal, stating that the Strait of Hormuz would "never return to its prewar situation."
The conflict has seen a series of retaliatory strikes and counterstrikes, with the US and Saudi Arabia justifying their actions as a response to drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities launched from Iraqi territory. The US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed the strikes against "Iran-aligned" groups in Iraq, which it claimed had attacked US forces and Saudi energy infrastructure on the orders of the IRGC.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi called an emergency meeting of the Ministerial Council for National Security following the strikes. The Iraqi presidency denounced the attacks on the paramilitaries as "an unacceptable attack and a flagrant violation of Iraq's sovereignty," while also calling for a halt to attacks by armed groups against Iraq's neighbors.
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