US and Saudi Arabia strike pro-Iran militias in Iraq after Iranian missiles target US base in Jordan
The United States and Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes against pro-Iranian militias in Iraq overnight, hours after Iran fired ballistic missiles at a US military base in Jordan. Centcom said all the missiles were intercepted.
The United States and Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes against pro-Iranian militias in Iraq overnight, hours after Iran fired ballistic missiles at a US military base in Jordan. The strike, claimed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, ended a pause in the fighting that had held for about four days; Centcom said all the ballistic missiles were intercepted and that US forces remained on high alert. The US military's Central Command (Centcom) and the Saudi defense ministry confirmed the operation, which targeted logistics and weapons sites of armed groups. Centcom said the militias were encouraged by Iran's military to attack American troops and Saudi energy infrastructure.
